Middle Beaver Creek Lincoln Highway Bridge

Greene County, Iowa

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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

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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)

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Beam (1,816)
Built 1915 (697)
Built during 1910s (4,375)
Greene County, Iowa (9)
Iowa (2,170)
Lincoln Highway (49)
Open (21,979)

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