Gilliece Bridge


Gilliece Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Cattle Creek Road over the Upper Iowa River
Nearest city	Bluffton, Iowa
Coordinates	43°24′54″N 91°57′32″W / 43.41500°N 91.95889°W / 43.41500; -91.95889Coordinates: 43°24′54″N 91°57′32″W / 43.41500°N 91.95889°W / 43.41500; -91.95889
Built	1873-1874
Built by	Wrought Iron Bridge Company Thomas Dwyer
Architectural style	Bowstring through arch-truss
MPS	Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP Reference #	98000464^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1998

The Gilliece Bridge is a historic structure located west of Bluffton, Iowa, United States. It spans the Upper Iowa River for 151 feet (46 m). In 1872 Winneshiek County started to replace its older short span timber and stone bridges. This Bowstring through arch-truss bridge was designed, fabricated and built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio in 1874 for $6,969.47.^[2] Thomas Dwyer, a local stonemason, built the masonry abutments.^[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 Michelle Crow-Dolby; Clayton B. Fraser. "Gilliece Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-06. with photos

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National Register of Historic Places in Winneshiek County, Iowa

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

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