Upper Bluffton Bridge

The Upper Bluffton Bridge was a historic structure located in Bluffton, Iowa, United States. It spanned the Upper Iowa River for 154 feet (47 m). This bridge was designed, fabricated and built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio for $2,831.23.[2] This and the Lawrence Bridge were built at the same time, and it marked the first time that Winneshiek County had longer-span trusses built at rural river crossings instead of the smaller bowstring truss bridges.[2] This bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] It was closed to traffic because of structural problems, and replaced in 2011.[3] Plans at that time were to move the structure to the Millgrove Access Wildlife Area in Poweshiek County, Iowa. However, the move was not made and the structure was replaced with some parts of the original structure being repurposed on a bridge on the Trout Run Bike Trail around Decorah. A plaque was placed adjacent to the new structure in Bluffton commemorating the original structure .

Upper Bluffton Bridge
LocationRavine Road over the Upper Iowa River
Bluffton, Iowa
Coordinates43°24′18″N 91°54′54″W
Built1880
ArchitectWrought Iron Bridge Company
Architectural stylePratt through truss
MPSHighway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.98000458[1]
Added to NRHPMay 15, 1998

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Michelle Crow-Dolby; Clayton B. Fraser. "Upper Bluffton Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-06. with photos
  3. "Old Upper Bluffton Bridge may be Preserved". Decorah News. Decorah, Iowa. June 9, 2011. Retrieved 2016-07-06.


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