Nearest city Le Grand, Iowa Built 1896 Body of water Iowa River | Area less than one acre Opened 1896 Added to NRHP 15 May 1998 | |
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Location Abbot Ave. over the Iowa River Architect Marshalltown Bridge and Iron Works Architectural style pinned Pratt through truss Address Marshalltown, IA 50158, USA Similar First Church of Christ - Sc, Dobbin Round Barn, Quarry Bridge, Thaddeus Binford House, Marshall County Courthouse | ||
The Le Grand Bridge was located north of Le Grand, Iowa, United States. It spanned the Iowa River for 242 feet (74 m), carrying traffic on a gravel road named Abbot Avenue. Since Abbott Avenue is the border between Marshall and Tama Counties, the bridge is in two counties lengthwise. Many bridges span from one county across to another, but few are lengthwise split. It necessitated a joint session of the two county's Board of Supervisors on June 29, 1896 to approve the project. The pinned Pratt through truss bridge was built in 1896 by the Marshalltown Bridge and Iron Works for $3,548. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The bridge collapsed in the Iowa flood of 2008.
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