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Lincoln Highway Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Lincoln Highway Bridge summer 1995
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Location	East 5th Street Tama, Iowa
Coordinates	41°57′50″N 92°33′44″W / 41.96389°N 92.56222°W / 41.96389; -92.56222
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
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1978

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). 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. The bridge was designed by the Iowa Highway Commission and built by Paul N. Kingsley, a contractor from Strawberry Point, Iowa.

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Historic Bridges: Lincoln Highway Bridge". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
3. Crawford, Mrs. Ray. "Lincoln Highway Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

External links

• 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

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

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