Le Grand Bridge (1896)

United States historic place

Le Grand Bridge

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| Abbot Ave. over the Iowa River
Nearest city| Le Grand, Iowa
Coordinates| 42°1′54″N 92°45′58″W﻿ / ﻿42.03167°N 92.76611°W﻿ / 42.03167; -92.76611
Area| less than one acre
Built| 1896; 129 years ago (1896)
Architect| Marshalltown Bridge and Iron Works
Architectural style| pinned Pratt through truss
MPS| Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.| 98000481[1]
Added to NRHP| May 15, 1998

The Le Grand Bridge was a bridge north of Le Grand, Iowa, United States. It spanned the Iowa River for 242 feet (74 m),[2] carrying traffic on a gravel road named Abbot Avenue. Since Abbott Avenue is the border between Marshall and Tama counties, the bridge is in two counties lengthwise. Many bridges span from one county to another, but few are lengthwise split. It necessitated a joint session of the two counties' Boards of Supervisors on June 29, 1896, to approve the project. The pinned Pratt through truss bridge was built in 1896 by the Marshalltown Bridge and Iron Works for $3,548.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] The bridge collapsed in the Iowa flood of 2008.[3]

## See also

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* Le Grand Bridge (1914), over the same Iowa River backwater, wholly in Marshall County

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ a b Clayton B. Fraser. "Le Grand Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-01. with photos
3. ^ "Historic Bridges of Iowa: Le Grand Bridge". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2016-03-03.

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National Register of Historic Places in Tama County, Iowa

Buckingham Township|

* Round Barn, Buckingham Township

Chelsea|

* Chambers Ford Bridge

Gladbrook|

* Conant's Cabin and Park

Le Grand|

* Le Grand Bridge

Tama|

* King Tower Historic District
* Lincoln Highway Bridge

Toledo|

* First United Brethren Church
* Hope Fire Company Engine House
* Tama County Courthouse
* Tama County Jail
* Toledo Bridge
* Wieting Theater

Traer|

* Star-Clipper-Canfield Building and Winding Stairway
* John W. Young Round Barn

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

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National Register of Historic Places in Marshall County, Iowa

Clemons|

* Minerva Creek Bridge

Haverhill|

* Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop and House

Le Grand|

* Le Grand Bridge (1896)
* Le Grand Bridge (1914)

Marshalltown|

* Thaddeus Binford House
* First Church of Christ, Scientist
* Glick-Sower House
* Marshall County Courthouse
* Marshalltown Downtown Historic District
* Quarry Bridge
* Robert H. Sunday House
* C.H. Whitehead House
* Leroy R. Willard House

State Center|

* Dobbin Round Barn
* August and Josephine Riemenschneider Farmstead
* State Center Commercial Historic District
* Watson's Grocery

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

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