Grand River Bridge (Leon, Iowa)

	Grand River Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	County road over the Grand River
Nearest city	Leon, Iowa
Coordinates	40°43′18″N 93°52′33″W / 40.72167°N 93.87583°W
Built	1890
Built by	Daniel & Webster
Architectural style	Pratt through truss; Pratt Pony truss
MPS	Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	98000794
Added to NRHP	June 25, 1998

The Grand River Bridge is a historic bridge located west of Leon, Iowa, United States. It spans the Grand River for 235 feet (72 m).^[2] A 7-panel Pratt Pony truss spans the main channel of the river, with a 4-panel Pratt pony truss/bedstead and timber stringer that forms the approach span on the west side. It was built by bridge contractors Daniel and Webster for $2,980 and completed in 1890.^[2] The bridge is no longer in use for vehicular traffic. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Clayton B. Fraser. "Grand River Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-03. with photos

External links

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-49, "Euritt Bridge, Spanning Grand River, Leon, Decatur County, IA", 16 photos, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page

This article about a property in Decatur County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article about a bridge in Iowa is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[Fraser-2] Clayton B. Fraser. "Grand River Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-03. with photos

[1]

[2]

v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Topics	Architectural style categories Contributing property Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register National Park Service Property types
Lists by state	List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Lists by insular areas	American Samoa Guam Minor Outlying Islands Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands
Lists by associated state	Federated States of Micronesia Marshall Islands Palau
Other areas	District of Columbia American Legation, Morocco
Related	National Historic Preservation Act Historic Preservation Fund List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places portal Category

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Decatur County, Iowa
Davis City	Union Church
Garden Grove	J.J. McClung House C.S. Stearns House
Lamoni	Liberty Hall
Leon	Decatur County Courthouse Grand River Bridge
Weldon	Missouri, Iowa & Nebraska Railway Co. Depot-Weldon
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Decatur County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

See also

References

External links