Le Grand Bridge (1896) Explained

Le Grand Bridge
Location:Abbot Ave. over the Iowa River
Nearest City:Le Grand, Iowa
Coordinates:42.0317°N -92.7661°W
Built:1896
Architect:Marshalltown Bridge and Iron Works
Architecture:pinned Pratt through truss
Added:May 15, 1998
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:98000481

The Le Grand Bridge was a bridge north of Le Grand, Iowa, United States. It spanned the Iowa River for 242feet,[1] carrying traffic on a gravel road named Abbot Avenue. Since Abbott Avenue is the border between Marshall and Tama counties, the bridge is in two counties lengthwise. Many bridges span from one county to another, but few are lengthwise split. It necessitated a joint session of the two counties' Boards of Supervisors on June 29, 1896, to approve the project. The pinned Pratt through truss bridge was built in 1896 by the Marshalltown Bridge and Iron Works for $3,548.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The bridge collapsed in the Iowa flood of 2008.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=98000481}} Le Grand Bridge]. National Park Service. 2016-03-01. Clayton B. Fraser. with
  2. Web site: Historic Bridges of Iowa: Le Grand Bridge. Iowa Department of Transportation. 2016-03-03.