Le Grand Bridge (1914)

Le Grand Bridge
Le Grand Bridge (1914) is located in Iowa
Le Grand Bridge (1914)
Le Grand Bridge (1914) is located in the United States
Le Grand Bridge (1914)
Nearest cityLe Grand, Iowa
Coordinates42°1′47″N 92°46′59″W / 42.02972°N 92.78306°W / 42.02972; -92.78306
Arealess than one acre
Built1914
ArchitectMarshall City Engineer, IA State Hwy; Capital City Construction
Architectural styleconcrete deck girder
MPSHighway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.98000499[1]
Added to NRHPMay 15, 1998

The Le Grand Bridge is an abandoned concrete girder bridge built in 1914–1915. It is an early example of concrete-girder work by the Iowa State Highway Commission.[1][2]: E-20 

History

The LeGrand Bridge carried traffic over the Iowa River for more than fifty years. The bridge is a multiple-span reinforced concrete girder construction. This type of bridge construction was typical in Marshall County, Iowa since the Brockway Act of 1913. Marshall county supervisors contracted with Des Moines-based Capital City Construction Company to build the bridge, which was completed early in 1915. The county later rechanneled the river and rerouted the road. The LeGrand Bridge now stands abandoned over a backwater of the river.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ John J. Roberts and Clayton B. Fraser (July 21, 1995). "Highway Bridges of Iowa Multiple Property Submission".
  3. ^ Bridgehunter.com (September 9, 2012). "Le Grand Bridge".


Stub icon

This article about a property in Marshall County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a bridge in Iowa is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.