Wapsipinicon River Bridge
Wapsipinicon River Bridge
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Location | Iowa Highway 150 over the Wapsipinicon River Independence, Iowa |
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Built | 1926-1927 |
Built by | Miller-Taylor Construction Co. |
Architect | Iowa State Highway Commission |
Architectural style | Spandrel arch |
MPS | Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 98000758[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 25, 1998 |
The Wapsipinicon River Bridge is a historic structure located in Independence, Iowa, United States. It spans the Wapsipinicon River for 341 feet (104 m).[2] The Buchanan County Board of Supervisors contracted with the Miller-Taylor Construction Co. from Waterloo, Iowa to build the new bridge on the south side of Independence for $37,680. However, high water created problems during construction, and the bridge was completed in January 1927 for $57,530.[2] It replaced an earlier two-span iron truss bridge. This bridge is a concrete filled spandrel arch bridge with four spans. It was designed by the Iowa State Highway Commission, and continues to carry vehicle traffic. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] There is a similar bridge upstream in Independence that was built in 1918.[2]
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- Bridges completed in 1927
- Bridges in Buchanan County, Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Buchanan County, Iowa
- Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Road bridges in Iowa
- Arch bridges in the United States
- Iowa Registered Historic Place stubs
- Midwestern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Iowa building and structure stubs
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