West Auburn Bridge
West Auburn Bridge | |
Location | Near Neon Road over the Turkey River |
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Nearest city | West Union, Iowa |
Coordinates | 43°0′58.5″N 91°52′43″W / 43.016250°N 91.87861°WCoordinates: 43°0′58.5″N 91°52′43″W / 43.016250°N 91.87861°W |
Built | 1880-1881 |
Built by | Horace E. Horton |
Architectural style | Whipple through truss |
MPS | Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 98000786[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 25, 1998 |
West Auburn Bridge is a historic structure located northwest of West Union, Iowa, United States. It spans the Turkey River for 181 feet (55 m).[2] In 1880 the Fayette County Board of Supervisors contracted with Minneapolis engineer Horace E. Horton to design and build this bridge. The Whipple through truss bridge was completed for $7,598.79. At the time of its nomination it was one of only eight bridges of this design known to exist in Iowa.[2] The West Auburn Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
See also[]
- Transport portal
- Engineering portal
- Iowa portal
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Fraser, Clayton B. "West Auburn Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-17. with photos
External links[]
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-55, "West Auburn Bridge, Spanning Turkey River, 5 miles northwest of West Union, Fayette County, IA", 15 photos, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Categories:
- Infrastructure completed in 1881
- Road bridges in Iowa
- Bridges in Fayette County, Iowa
- Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County, Iowa
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Truss bridges in Iowa
- 1881 establishments in Iowa
- Whipple truss bridges in the United States
- Northeast Iowa Registered Historic Place stubs
- Iowa bridge (structure) stubs