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United States historic place


Le Grand Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Abbot Ave. over the Iowa River
Nearest city	Le Grand, Iowa
Coordinates	42°1′54″N 92°45′58″W / 42.03167°N 92.76611°W / 42.03167; -92.76611
Area	less than one acre
Built	1896; 128 years ago (1896)
Architect	Marshalltown Bridge and Iron Works
Architectural style	pinned Pratt through truss
MPS	Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	98000481
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1998

The Le Grand Bridge was a bridge north of Le Grand, Iowa, United States. It spanned the Iowa River for 242 feet (74 m), carrying traffic on a gravel road named Abbot Avenue. Since Abbott Avenue is the border between Marshall and Tama counties, the bridge is in two counties lengthwise. Many bridges span from one county to another, but few are lengthwise split. It necessitated a joint session of the two counties' Boards of Supervisors on June 29, 1896, to approve the project. The pinned Pratt through truss bridge was built in 1896 by the Marshalltown Bridge and Iron Works for $3,548. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The bridge collapsed in the Iowa flood of 2008.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Clayton B. Fraser. "Le Grand Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-01. with photos
"Historic Bridges of Iowa: Le Grand Bridge". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2016-03-03.

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Tama County, Iowa
Buckingham Township	Round Barn, Buckingham Township
Chelsea	Chambers Ford Bridge
Gladbrook	Conant's Cabin and Park
Le Grand	Le Grand Bridge
Tama	King Tower Historic District Lincoln Highway Bridge
Toledo	First United Brethren Church Hope Fire Company Engine House Tama County Courthouse Tama County Jail Toledo Bridge Wieting Theater
Traer	Star-Clipper-Canfield Building and Winding Stairway John W. Young Round Barn
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Tama County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Marshall County, Iowa
Clemons	Minerva Creek Bridge
Haverhill	Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop and House
Le Grand	Le Grand Bridge (1896) Le Grand Bridge (1914)
Marshalltown	Thaddeus Binford House First Church of Christ, Scientist Glick-Sower House Marshall County Courthouse Marshalltown Downtown Historic District Quarry Bridge Robert H. Sunday House C.H. Whitehead House Leroy R. Willard House
State Center	Dobbin Round Barn August and Josephine Riemenschneider Farmstead State Center Commercial Historic District Watson's Grocery
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Marshall County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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