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| Nearest city | Bernard, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°18′15″N 90°46′49″W / 42.30417°N 90.78028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1877-78 |
| Built by | Massillon Bridge Co.; Donahue, T.J. |
| Architect | Massillon Bridge Co. |
| Architectural style | Bowstring through arch-truss |
| MPS | Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000788[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1998 |
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.[1]
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.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Clayton B. Fraser (August 31, 1994). "Washington Mill Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-09. with one photo
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