Lower Road Bridge


Lower Road Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Buffalo Rd. over a branch of the Wapsipinicon River
Nearest city	Anamosa, Iowa
Coordinates	42°06′53.2″N 91°18′21.2″W / 42.114778°N 91.305889°W / 42.114778; -91.305889Coordinates: 42°06′53.2″N 91°18′21.2″W / 42.114778°N 91.305889°W / 42.114778; -91.305889
Built	1878
Built by	King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Co.
Architectural style	Bowstring through arch-truss
MPS	Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP Reference #	98000536^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1998

Lower Road Bridge is a historic structure located northwest of Anamosa, Iowa, United States. It spans Buffalo Creek for 160 feet (49 m).^[2] The King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland erected a Bowstring through arch-truss and a shorter pony arch in 1878 for what was historically called Lower Road. The bridge's superstructure consists of a large stone masonry pier and abutments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1] The county abandoned the bridge and it is now privately owned.^[3]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Robert Hybben; Michelle Crow-Dolby; Clayton B. Fraser. "Lower Road Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-01. with photos
↑ "Lower Road bridge". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2016-11-01.

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National Register of Historic Places in Jones County, Iowa

Anamosa	Anamosa Main Street Historic District Anamosa Public Library Antioch School Edmund and Mary Ann Walworth Booth House Farm No. 1, Iowa Men's Reformatory Fremont Mill Bridge John A. Green Estate Hale Bridge Iowa Men's Reformatory Cemetery Iowa Men's Reformatory Historic District Jones County Courthouse Lower Road Bridge Rick's Brewery Col. William T. and Elizabeth C. Shaw House State Quarry, Iowa Men's Reformatory Wapsipinicon State Park Historic District

Cascade	Farm Creek Historic District Kenny Farmstead Archeological District

Monticello	Ely's Stone Bridge S.S. Farwell House Moore's Ford Bridge Odd Fellows Hall St. Luke's Methodist Church

Olin	Business Part of Olin Historic District

Scotch Grove	Corbett's/Eby's Mill Bridge Scotch Grove Historic District

Stone City	St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Stone City Historic District

Wyoming	Dr. Martin H. Caulkins House and Office

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Jones County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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