Eisenhower Bridge (Milton, Iowa)


Eisenhower Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	3 miles east of County Road V56
Nearest city	Milton, Iowa
Coordinates	40°40′43″N 92°07′02″W / 40.67861°N 92.11722°W / 40.67861; -92.11722Coordinates: 40°40′43″N 92°07′02″W / 40.67861°N 92.11722°W / 40.67861; -92.11722
Area	less than one acre
Built	1888
Built by	James B. Diver Bridge Company
Architect	Horace B. Horton
Architectural style	Pratt truss
MPS	Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP Reference #	98000478^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1998

The Eisenhower Bridge is located east of Milton, Iowa, United States. It carries traffic on 252nd Street over the Fox River for 197 feet (60 m).^[2] The supervisors from Des Moines and Lee counties met on September 7, 1887 to view the location of a new bridge between the two counties over the Skunk River on the Burlington-Fort Madison Road. Financing delayed building the new bridge. They determined that Des Moines County would pay three-fifths of the costs and Lee County the remainder. Chicago engineer Horace B. Horton designed the Pratt truss, and it was built by the James B. Diver Bridge Company of Keokuk, Iowa. The Walker's Ferry Bridge was originally a two-span structure, and it was completed for $9,435.^[2] It was replaced with another bridge in 1930, and one of the spans was relocated to this location. Known locally as the Eisenhower Bridge, it replaced an 1895 span that was washed out in a flood. While it lost some of its historical integrity, it remains an example of early wagon bridge construction. It is also one of the few iron truss bridges remaining in Iowa, and it was designed by a prominent bridge engineer.^[2] The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 Clayton B. Fraser. "Eisenhower Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

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National Register of Historic Places in Van Buren County, Iowa

Bonaparte	Aunty Green Hotel Bonaparte Historic Riverfront District Bonaparte Pottery Archeological District Des Moines River Locks No. 5 and No. 7 Meek's Flour Mill

Cantril	Wickfield Round Barn

Farmington	Burg Wagon Works Building

Keosauqua	Bentonsport Hotel Manning Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Lodge and Picnic Area (Area A) Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Picnic and Custodial Group (Area B) Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Bathing Area (Area C) Midway Stock Farm Barn Franklin Pearson House Voltaire Twombley Building Van Buren County Courthouse

Kilbourn	Kilbourn Bridge

Milton	Eisenhower Bridge

Mount Zion	Abner Martin House

Vernon	Vernon School

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

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