The Kilbourn Bridge is located just south of Kilbourn, Iowa, United States. It carried traffic on Lark Avenue over the Des Moines River for 855 feet (261 m).[2] In 1890 the Van Buren County Board of Supervisors contracted with the Western Bridge Company of Chicago to build a bridge at the Kilbourn ferry crossing. It was destroyed in a flood in 1903. The Board of Supervisors put off replacing the bridge until 1907, and then all the proposals came over the $20,000 limit. The following the year they removed the limit. The six-span bridge was designed by the Iowa State Highway Commission (ISHC), and built by the Ottumwa Supply and Construction Company of Ottumwa, Iowa. It was the first large-scale engineering project undertaken by the newly formed ISHC.[2] The Kilbourn Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
Kilbourn Bridge | |
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| Location | 3 miles (5 km) west of Iowa Highway 1, Kilbourn, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 40°47′59″N 91°58′14″W / 40.79972°N 91.97056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1908-1909 |
| Built by | Ottumwa Supply and Construction Company |
| Architect | Iowa State Highway Commission |
| Architectural style | Pratt truss |
| MPS | Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000477[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 15, 1998 |
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Fraser, Clayton B. "Kilbourn Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
External links
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- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-85, "Kilbourn Bridge, Spanning Des Moines River, Kilbourn, Van Buren County, IA", 13 photos, 1 color transparency, 25 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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