Built 1877-78 Phone +1 319-666-6666 | Area less than one acre Address Bernard, IA 52032, USA Added to NRHP 25 June 1998 | |
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Built by Massillon Bridge Co.; Donahue, T.J. Architectural style Bowstring through arch-truss MPS Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS Similar Security Building, Dubuque Township Round B, Langworthy House, Saint Mary's Catholic, Bishop's Block | ||
The Washington Mill Bridge is a road bridge crossing Lytle Creek near Bernard, Iowa that was built in 1877-78. It is a bowstring, through arch bridge, manufactured and built by the Massillon Bridge Company.
The bridge is significant for its engineering. Its span is 113 feet (34 m) and it cost #2,589. As of 1994, the bridge's setting was relatively unchanged since the bridge's construction more than 100 years before.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
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