Rock Falls Bridge

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Rock Falls Bridge
Rock Falls Bridge is located in Iowa
Rock Falls Bridge
LocationSpring Street over the Shell Rock River
Rock Falls, Iowa
Coordinates43°12′24″N 93°05′04″W / 43.20667°N 93.08444°W / 43.20667; -93.08444Coordinates: 43°12′24″N 93°05′04″W / 43.20667°N 93.08444°W / 43.20667; -93.08444
Arealess than one acre
Built1929
Built byC.A. Holvik
ArchitectIowa State Highway Commission
Architectural styleSpandrel arch
MPSHighway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.98000742[1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1998

The Rock Falls Bridge is a historic structure located in Rock Falls, in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The span carries Spring Street over the Shell Rock River for 142 feet (43 m). The Iowa State Highway Commission prepared the plans for this bridge in September 1928, and they were revised in February 1929. While they designed riveted steel trusses for medium-span bridges in rural areas, they used concrete open spandrel arches like this one for several urban and small town structures in the 1920s.[2] C.A. Holvik of Mason City was awarded the contract to construct the bridge, which they completed later in 1929. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Robert Hybben; Charlene Roise; Clayton B. Fraser. "Rock Falls Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-12-01. with photos


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