Washington Avenue Bridge (Iowa Falls, Iowa)

	Washington Avenue Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Washington Avenue over the Iowa River, Iowa Falls, Iowa
Coordinates	42°31′11″N 93°16′16″W / 42.51972°N 93.27111°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1934
Built by	Iowa State Highway Commission; Weldon Brothers
Architectural style	Open spandrel arch
MPS	Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	98000518
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1998

The Washington Avenue Bridge in Iowa Falls, Iowa, is an attractive concrete, two-span open-spandrel arch bridge that carries Washington Avenue over the Iowa River. Originally, it served as part of U.S. Route 20. The bridge was built in 1934 by the Weldon Brothers at a cost of $51,710.55.^[2]

In the 1920s and 1930s, if a relatively long bridge was needed in a rural area, it would typically have been constructed using steel trusses. However, in urban settings—where sufficient height allowed for wide arches—a concrete open-spandrel arch bridge could be built, offering both structural efficiency and visual appeal. In Iowa, other examples of this bridge type include the Mederville Bridge (1918), the Adair Viaduct (1923), and the Iowa Falls Bridge (1928, also built by the Weldon Brothers). The Washington Avenue bridge is especially notable as a well-preserved two-span example.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Michelle Crow-Dolby and Clayton Fraser (August 31, 1994). "Washington Avenue Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved May 18, 2016. with Photo from 1991

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpdoc-2] Michelle Crow-Dolby and Clayton Fraser (August 31, 1994). "Washington Avenue Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved May 18, 2016. with Photo from 1991

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Hardin County, Iowa
Ackley	Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley
Alden	Alden Bridge Alden Public Library
Eldora	Civilian Conservation Corps-Prisoner of War Recreation Hall Eldora Downtown Historic District Eldora Public Library First Congregational Church Hardin County Courthouse Hardin County Home Historic District
Iowa Falls	Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library Edgewood School of Domestic Arts Ellsworth-Jones Building Estes Park Band Shell First National Bank Iowa Falls Bridge Iowa Falls Union Depot Glenn and Nell Kurtz Lustron Home and Garage McClanahan Block Metropolitan Opera House Mills Tower Historic District Princess Sweet Shop River Street Bridge St. Matthew's by the Bridge Episcopal Church Sentinel Block Slayton Farms-Round Barn Union Cemetery Gardener's Cottage U.S. Post Office-Iowa Falls W.R.C. Hall Washington Avenue Bridge Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District
New Providence	Honey Creek Friends' Meetinghouse New Providence Building Association Stores New Providence School Gymnasium
Steamboat Rock	Folkert Mound Group Steamboat Rock Consolidated Schools Building
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Hardin County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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