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Also called Casper Covered Bridge; replaces bridge built in 1883 and rebuilt in 2004; [3] first two bridges were destroyed by arson [4] Cutler–Donahoe Bridge [5] Madison: Winterset: 1871, 1970 79 feet (24 m) Ditch: City of Winterset: Town: Hammond Bridge [5]
Cedar Bridge refers to three different bridges in Madison County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. The original Cedar Covered Bridge was built in 1883, [4] moved in 1921, and was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The bridge was filmed in the 1995 movie The Bridges of Madison County [5] and destroyed by arson in 2002. [6]
The first bridge restaurant was built in 1957, over I-44 (Will Rogers Turnpike) [1] at the Vinita, Oklahoma, rest area.It is currently a McDonald's, Subway fast-food restaurant, and a Kum & Go gas station and was the world's largest until the opening of a larger location in Moscow, Russia.
As of 1994, it served to bring a pedestrian path over a small pond in Jones County's Central Park, in Jackson Township, Iowa, about 7 miles (11 km) west of Anamosa. [ 2 ] The Fremont Mill Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Ned Ashton was a professor of civil engineering at the University of Iowa from 1943 to 1957 and has been called "the most distinguished bridge engineer in the history of Iowa." He designed several bridges over the Mississippi River, and was a pioneer in the design of welded plate girder bridges. [1] [2] [3]
This list of bridges in the United States is organized by state and includes notable bridges (both existing and destroyed) in the United States. There are more than 600,000 bridges in the U.S. There are more than 600,000 bridges in the U.S.
The Red Bridge is located just northeast of Monroe, Iowa, United States. The 212-foot (65 m) span carried traffic on County Road S74 over the South Skunk River. This is one of the few Warren truss bridges built in Iowa in the 19th century. [2] Local bridge contractor H.S. Efnor built the main span for $3,515.34 in 1892. [2]
Jefferson Street over the Des Moines River, Ottumwa, Iowa: Coordinates: Built: 1935–1936: Architect: Iowa State Highway Commission: Architectural style: Warren deck truss bridge: MPS: Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS: NRHP reference No. 98000475 [1] Added to NRHP: May 15, 1998