The Lincoln Highway Bridge is located in Tama, Iowa, United States, along the historic Lincoln Highway. The Steel stringer bridge was built in 1914, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It spans Mud Creek for 22 feet (6.7 m) with a width of 24 feet (7.3 m).[2] The bridge is noteworthy for its distinctive railings. They are 3.33 feet (1.01 m) high, and feature the words "Lincoln Highway" in concrete. Local boosters of the Lincoln Highway paid for the railings as a way of promoting the roadway.[3] The bridge was designed by the Iowa Highway Commission and built by Paul N. Kingsley, a contractor from Strawberry Point, Iowa.
Lincoln Highway Bridge | |
 Lincoln Highway Bridge summer 1995 | |
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| Location | East 5th Street Tama, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°57′50″N 92°33′44″W / 41.96389°N 92.56222°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1914 |
| Built by | Paul N. Kingsley |
| Architect | Iowa Highway Commission |
| Architectural style | Steel stringer bridge |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001263[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1978 |
See also
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Historic Bridges: Lincoln Highway Bridge". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ Crawford, Mrs. Ray. "Lincoln Highway Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
External links
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Media related to Lincoln Highway Bridge (Tama, Iowa) at Wikimedia Commons- 360 view of the Lincoln Highway Bridge in Tama, IA
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-75, "Lincoln Highway Bridge, Spanning Mud Creek at Fifth Street, Tama, Tama County, IA", 5 photos, 12 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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