Mederville Bridge

The Mederville Bridge is a historic structure located in the unincorporated community of Mederville, Iowa, United States. It spans the Volga River for 156 feet (48 m). This is only one of a few open spandrel arch bridges constructed in Iowa.[2] Designed by the Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines, it replaced a covered timber Howe truss bridge. Clayton County rejected all of the original bids to build the structure when they all came in too high. Six companies bid a second time on the project, and F.E. Marsh and Company of Des Moines won. They completed in the bridge in 1918 for $17,454.32.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

Mederville Bridge
LocationCounty road over the Volga River at Mederville
Coordinates42°45′49.1″N 91°25′17.6″W
Built1918
Built byF.E. Marsh and Company
ArchitectMarsh Engineering Company
Architectural styleConcrete open spandrel arch
MPSHighway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.98000808[1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1998

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