Washington Mill Bridge

Washington Mill Bridge
Nearest city Bernard, Iowa
Coordinates 42°18′15″N 90°46′49″W / 42.30417°N 90.78028°W / 42.30417; -90.78028Coordinates: 42°18′15″N 90°46′49″W / 42.30417°N 90.78028°W / 42.30417; -90.78028
Area less than one acre
Built 1877-78
Built by Massillon Bridge Co.; Donahue, T.J.
Architect Massillon Bridge Co.
Architectural style Bowstring through arch-truss
MPS Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference # 98000788[1]
Added to NRHP June 25, 1998

The Washington Mill Bridge is a road bridge crossing Lytle Creek near Bernard, Iowa that was built in 1877-78. It is a bowstring, through arch bridge, manufactured and built by the Massillon Bridge Company.[1]

The bridge is significant for its engineering. Its span is 113 feet (34 m) and it cost $2,589. As of 1994, the bridge's setting was relatively unchanged since the bridge's construction more than 100 years before.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]


References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Clayton B. Fraser (August 31, 1994). "Washington Mill Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-09. with one photo


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