Vine Street Bridge

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Vine Street Bridge
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LocationSouth Vine St. over Otter Creek, West Union, Iowa
Coordinates 42°57′16.2″N91°48′28.8″W / 42.954500°N 91.808000°W / 42.954500; -91.808000 Coordinates: 42°57′16.2″N91°48′28.8″W / 42.954500°N 91.808000°W / 42.954500; -91.808000
Arealess than one acre
Built1910
Built by N.M. Stark & Co.
Architectural styleConcrete Luten arch
MPS Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No. 98000780 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1998

The Vine Street Bridge in West Union, Iowa brings South Vine St. over Otter Creek. It is a concrete Luten arch bridge built in 1910 by N.M. Stark & Co. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]

It has a 66-foot (20 m) single span and a total length of 66 feet (20 m). [2]

The NRHP nomination for the bridge asserts that "with its 66-foot span, the Vine Street Bridge is distinguished as one of the longest-span Luten arches remaining in Iowa." [2] :5

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Clayton B. Fraser (31 August 1994). "Vine Street Bridge". National Park Service . Retrieved 2016-06-08. possibly with photos?
  3. Clayton B. Fraser. "Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS". National Park Service . Retrieved 2016-06-08.