Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 98000514 Added to NRHP 15 May 1998 | Built 1880 Opened 1880 Nearest city Cedar Rapids | |
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Architectural style Pinned Pratt through truss MPS Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS Similar Lost Island Water Park, Adventureland, Riverview Park, Dodge Park Playland, Blank Park Zoo | ||
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The Indian Creek Bridge is a wrought iron bridge, built about 1880 to the east of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The bridge crosses a tributary of the Cedar River in Linn County. It was designed and built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company (WIBCO) of Canton, Ohio as an eight-panel pin-connected through truss in an unusual double-intersection Pratt design.
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The overall span measures 115 feet (35 m), carrying a 15.58-foot (4.75 m) wide roadway. In cluding the approach spans, the bridge has a total length of 191 feet (58 m). The bridge rests on stone piers and abutments, with timber pile piers and abutments supporting the timber stringer approach spans. The bridge deck is timber, laid perpendicular to the span. The bridge features decorative cresting and lattice lateral bracing. The truss uses rigid horizontal and vertical members and rod bracing for the diagonals.
The Indian Creek Bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1998.