Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 98000798 Architectural style Tied-arch bridge Nearest city Charter Oak | Built 1945 Opened 1945 Added to NRHP 25 June 1998 Architect H. Gene McKeown & Assoc. | |
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Location 120th St. over the East Soldier River MPS Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS People also search for Buck Grove Bridge, Nishnabotna River Bridge, Beaver Creek Bridge, Yellow Smoke Park Bridge | ||
The East Soldier River Bridge is located southwest of Charter Oak, Iowa, United States. It carries traffic on 120th Street over the East Soldier River. Steel was in short supply during World War II as a part of the war effort. Many bridges built across the state were built in this era with timber, especially small-scale bridges. Heavy flooding washed out 27 bridges and culverts in Crawford County in May 1945. The county board of supervisors used emergency funds to build new bridges. They bought several steel superstructures from the Des Moines Steel Company to replace the wash-out spans. The bowstring arch-truss structures appear to have been designed by H. Gene McKeown, a civil engineer from Council Bluffs. This bridge is one several similar structures built in the county, and one of five that still remain. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.