Washington Mill Bridge | |
Nearest City: | Bernard, Iowa |
Coordinates: | 42.3042°N -90.7803°W |
Built: | 1877-78 |
Architect: | Massillon Bridge Co. |
Builder: | Massillon Bridge Co.
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Architecture: | Bowstring through arch-truss |
Added: | June 25, 1998 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 98000788 |
The Washington Mill Bridge is a road bridge crossing Lytle Creek near Bernard, Iowa that was built in 1877–78. It is a bowstring, through arch bridge, manufactured and built by the Massillon Bridge Company.
The bridge is significant for its engineering. Its span is 113feet and it cost $2,589. As of 1994, the bridge's setting was relatively unchanged since the bridge's construction more than 100 years before.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.