Elkader Keystone Bridge
Bridge St., Elkader, Iowa
Two-span stone arch bridge over Turkey River on Bridge Street in Elkader
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Southeast Face
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2012
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Coordinates:
+42.85465, -91.4035942°51'17" N, 91°24'13" W
Quadrangle map:Elkader
Description
The Elkader Bridge, built in the second half of the nineteenth century, is an exceptional example of American stone masonry. The bridge has a total length of 189 feet, having two arches each spanning 80 feet, making it one of the longest stone arch bridges west of the Mississippi.
-- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER IA-47)
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1976
- Reference number
- 76000747
- Architectural style
- Other architectural type; stone arch bridge
- Area of significance
- Engineering
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Structure
- Historic function
- Road-related
- Current function
- Road-related
- Period of significance
- 1875-1899
- Significant years
- 1888; 1889
Update Log
- February 19, 2018: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger
- July 23, 2012: New photos from J.R. Manning
- January 3, 2012: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger