Chain Lakes Bridge

Chain Lakes Bridge
Location Pedestrian trail over the Cedar River Cedar River
Nearest city Palo, Iowa
Coordinates 42°03′00.6″N 91°46′31.9″W / 42.050167°N 91.775528°W / 42.050167; -91.775528Coordinates: 42°03′00.6″N 91°46′31.9″W / 42.050167°N 91.775528°W / 42.050167; -91.775528
Built 1884
Architect Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Architectural style Pratt through truss
MPS Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference # 98000529[1]
Added to NRHP May 15, 1998

The Chain Lakes Bridge is a historic structure located west of Hiawatha, Iowa, United States. It carries a pedestrian trail for 370 feet (110 m) over the Cedar River.[2] The Linn County Board of Supervisors began planning for this span in the early 1880s. They appropriated $20,000 for this two-span Pratt through truss[2] The Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, which built bridges in the county since 1879, completed this structure in 1884. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] While it was built to carry vehicular traffic, it is now in a nature preserve maintained by the Linn County Conservation Board.

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Robert Hybben; Charlene Roise; Michelle Crow-Dolby. "Chain Lakes Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-06-11. with photo(s)


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