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Coordinates: 42°05′33.8″N 91°16′28.8″W / 42.092722°N 91.274667°W / 42.092722; -91.274667
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Hale Bridge
The Hale Bridge in its original location.
Hale Bridge is located in Iowa
Hale Bridge
Hale Bridge is located in the United States
Hale Bridge
Nearest cityAnamosa, Iowa
Coordinates42°05′33.8″N 91°16′28.8″W / 42.092722°N 91.274667°W / 42.092722; -91.274667
Built1877-1879
Built byKing Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Co.
Architectural styleBowstring truss|Bowstring through arch-truss
MPSHighway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.98000539[1]
Added to NRHPMay 15, 1998

Hale Bridge is a historic structure located south of Anamosa, Iowa, United States. It spans the Wapsipinicon River for 296 feet (90 m).[2] In April 1877 the Jones County Board of Supervisors contracted with the King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland to provide iron bridges to the county for the next year. Pile driving for this bridge's substructure got underway soon after, and the piers were completed by early fall. King provided a 100-foot (30 m) Bowstring through arch-truss and a shorter pony arch in the winter of 1878. The bridge's configuration was changed the following spring and the county ordered another pony truss to replace the original timber approach.[2] The bridge was completed in June 1879, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] The Hale Bridge remained in its original location near the unincorporated community of Hale until 2006 when it was moved upriver to Wapsipinicon State Park south of Anamosa.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Hybben, Robert; Roise, Charlene; Fraser, Clayton B. "Hale Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-01. with photos
  3. ^ "Hale bridge". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2016-11-01.


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