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Lower Road Bridge 
Summary
Lower Road Bridge is a historic structure located northwest of Anamosa, Iowa, United States. It spans Buffalo Creek for 160 feet (49 m).[2] The King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland erected a bowstring through arch truss and a shorter pony arch in 1878 for what was historically called Lower Road. The bridge's superstructure consists of a large stone masonry pier and abutments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] The county abandoned the bridge and it is now privately owned.[3]
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| Location | Buffalo Rd. over a branch of the Wapsipinicon River |
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| Nearest city | Anamosa, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42°06′53.2″N 91°18′21.2″W / 42.114778°N 91.305889°W |
| Built | 1878 |
| Built by | King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Co. |
| Architectural style | Bowstring through arch-truss |
| MPS | Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000536[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 15, 1998 |
See also edit
Transport portal
Engineering portal
Iowa portal
National Register of Historic Places portal- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Jones County, Iowa
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Robert Hybben; Michelle Crow-Dolby; Clayton B. Fraser. "Lower Road Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-01. with photos
- ^ "Lower Road bridge". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2016-11-01.