Ely's Stone Bridge

Ely's Stone Bridge
Location Hardscrabble Road
Monticello, Iowa
Coordinates 42°15′24″N 91°13′31″W / 42.25667°N 91.22528°W / 42.25667; -91.22528Coordinates: 42°15′24″N 91°13′31″W / 42.25667°N 91.22528°W / 42.25667; -91.22528
Area less than one acre
Built 1893
Built by Reuben Ely, Sr. and Reuben Ely, Jr.
NRHP Reference # 79000908[1]
Added to NRHP March 7, 1979

Ely's Stone Bridge is a bridge that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The bridge was built across Deer Creek in 1893 by Reuben Ely, Sr., a farmer, and his son Reuben Ely, Jr. The bridge is a three-span arch bridge made of stone from the stream bed and quarries in Anamosa, Iowa.[2]

There are no bridges like it in the area, and it seems to have been a "personal expression" of the stonemasons. The bridge was maintained by four generations of stonemasons in the family.[3]

The bridge had been tuckpointed in 1933 and 1957 and was assessed to be in excellent condition in 1979.[3]:2 As of 2008, the foundation of the bridge had recently been reinforced with concrete.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Jackson, Donald C. (1988). Great American Bridges and Dams. John Wiley and Sons. p. 205. ISBN 0-471-14385-5.
  3. 1 2 M.H. Bowers (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ely's Stone Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-25. with two photos from 1978


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