Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 88002529 Built by Iowa Bridge Company Nearest city Lake City | Architectural style Marsh arch Opened 1914 Added to NRHP 30 March 1989 Architect James Barney Marsh | |
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Location Highway N37 over the North Raccoon River MPS Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS Similar Lost Island Water Park, Adventureland, Riverview Park, Dodge Park Playland, Blank Park Zoo | ||
The Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge, also known as the Coon River Bridge and Rainbow Bend Access, is located south of Lake City, Iowa, United States. The 271-foot (83 m) three-span bridge carried traffic on Iberia Avenue over the North Raccoon River. It was designed by Des Moines engineer James Barney Marsh in his patented rainbow arch configuration, and constructed by the Iowa Bridge Company in 1914 for $10,970. It replaced a Howe truss bridge that had been built by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland. That bridge was put in service upstream and remained in use until 1983 when it was taken down. The Marsh arch bridge was replaced in 1985, and remains in place in a county park. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
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