Historic Bridges
of the United States
Green Mill Ford Bridge
Bremer County
,
Iowa
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Overview
Two-span bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on Greenmill Avenue, northeast of Janesville
Location
Bremer County
,
Iowa
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Originally built 1872 as a three-span bridge in Waverly; two spans relocated here in 1902
Builders
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John R. Price and Brothers
(Substructure)
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King Iron Bridge Co.
(Superstructure)
Design
Bowstring through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 122.0 ft.
Total length: 377.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.3 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1998
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.67267, -92.42940
(decimal degrees)
42°40'22" N, 92°25'46" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 91 N., R. 13 W., Sec. 19
Inventory numbers
NRHP 98000760
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 12919
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,725)
Bowstring truss
(55)
Bremer County, Iowa
(14)
Built 1872
(20)
Built during 1870s
(257)
Cedar River (Iowa)
(10)
Iowa
(2,130)
John R. Price and Brothers
(1)
King Iron Bridge Co.
(6)
NR-listed
(1,471)
Open to pedestrians
(379)
Owned by county
(14,143)
Relocated
(123)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,259)
Through truss
(5,212)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,092)
Truss
(15,746)
Wooden deck
(5,156)
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Historic Bridges of Iowa
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