The Mederville Bridge is a historic structure located in the unincorporated community of Mederville, Iowa, United States. It spans the Volga River for 156 feet (48 m). This is one of only a few open spandrel arch bridges constructed in Iowa.[2] Designed by the Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines, it replaced a covered timber Howe truss bridge. Clayton County rejected all of the original bids to build the structure when they all came in too high. Six companies bid a second time on the project, and F. E. Marsh and Company of Des Moines won. They completed in the bridge in 1918 for $17,454.32.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
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| Location | County road over the Volga River at Mederville |
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| Coordinates | 42°45′49.1″N 91°25′17.6″W / 42.763639°N 91.421556°W |
| Built | 1918 |
| Built by | F. E. Marsh and Company |
| Architect | Marsh Engineering Company |
| Architectural style | Concrete open spandrel arch |
| MPS | Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000808[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1998 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Fraser, Clayton B. "Mederville Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-01. with photos
External links
edit- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-79, "Mederville Bridge, Spanning Volga River at County Road C5X, Mederville, Clayton County, IA", 11 photos, 1 color transparency, 28 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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