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Nodaway River Bridge

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Nearest city
  
Grant, Iowa

Built
  
1876

Area
  
less than one acre

Architectural style
  
Bowstring arch bridge

Nodaway River Bridge

Location
  
Pedestrian path in Pilot Grove County Park

Architect
  
Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.

Nodaway River Bridge is located west of Grant, Iowa, United States. It spans an arm of a small pond in Pilot Grove County Park for 70 feet (21 m). The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors accepted a petition from S.M. Smith to build a bridge over the Nodaway River south of Grant in June 1876, and another bridge over the Nishnabotna River at the same time. The county contracted with the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. of Leavenworth, Kansas to design and build the Nodaway River bridge, which was completed later the same year for $1,000. The bridge consists of a single-span Bowstring arch-truss with a wood deck. It remained in use as a road bridge until 1968 when it was moved to the park for use as a pedestrian bridge. Even though it is no longer in its historic location and used for its historic function, the bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 as an example of early transportation development in Iowa.

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Nodaway River Bridge Wikipedia