Middle Beaver Creek Lincoln Highway Bridge
Photos
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North railing and deck Towns along the route of the new Lincoln Highway were proud to be included on the route. The designers of this bridge cast the upper case "L" into the wing walls to designate the Lincoln Highway. Just a few years later, the route would move about two miles south of here. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2004 |
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The south railing and deck Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2004 |
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The northwest wing wall This may be the only bridge extant in Iowa with the letter L cast into the wing wall. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2004 |
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Railing detail, northwest corner Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2004 |
Facts
- Overview
- Stringer bridge over Middle Beaver Creek on 210th Avenue, Original Lincoln Highway
- Location
- Greene County, Iowa
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1915
- Design
- Stringer
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.04900, -94.17750 (decimal degrees)
42°02'56" N, 94°10'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/402556/4655887 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Grand Junction
- Inventory number
- BH 36336 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- Historic Bridges of Iowa - Little Beaver Creek Bridge Historical Detail