The Fremont Mill Bridge near Anamosa, Iowa was built in 1873. Its superstructure was designed and built by Massillon Iron Bridge Company and its foundations were built by James Milne. It is a wrought iron bowstring through arch bridge.
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| Nearest city | Anamosa, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°06′38″N 91°08′26″W / 42.11056°N 91.14056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1873 |
| Built by | Massillon Iron Bridge Company (superstructure); James Milne (substructure) |
| Architectural style | bowstring through arch |
| MPS | Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000537[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 15, 1998 |
It originally spanned the Maquoketa River in Monticello City and was built to replace a bridge that had been destroyed by ice flow.
The bridge has been moved twice, first in 1930 to span Buffalo Creek, and again in 1986. As of 1994, it served to bring a pedestrian path over a small pond in Jones County's Central Park, in Jackson Township, Iowa, about 7 miles (11 km) west of Anamosa.[2]
The Fremont Mill Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Hybben, Robert; Roise, Charlene; Fraser, Clayton (August 31, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fremont Mill Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-29. with photo from 1990
External links edit
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-58, "Fremont Mill Bridge, Central Park (moved from Monticello, Jones County), Anamosa, Jones County, IA", 10 photos, 1 color transparency, 3 measured drawings, 12 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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