East Soldier River Bridge


East Soldier River Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	120th St. over the East Soldier River
Nearest city	Charter Oak, Iowa
Coordinates	42°03′28″N 95°38′01″W / 42.05778°N 95.63361°W / 42.05778; -95.63361Coordinates: 42°03′28″N 95°38′01″W / 42.05778°N 95.63361°W / 42.05778; -95.63361
Area	less than one acre
Built	1945
Architect	H. Gene McKeown & Assoc.
Architectural style	Bowstring arch truss
MPS	Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP Reference #	98000798^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 25, 1998

The East Soldier River Bridge is located southwest of Charter Oak, Iowa, United States. It carries traffic on 120th Street over the East Soldier River. Steel was in short supply during World War II as a part of the war effort.^[2] Many bridges built across the state were built in this era with timber, especially small-scale bridges. Heavy flooding washed out 27 bridges and culverts in Crawford County in May 1945. The county board of supervisors used emergency funds to build new bridges. They bought several steel superstructures from the Des Moines Steel Company to replace the wash-out spans. The bowstring arch-truss structures appear to have been designed by H. Gene McKeown, a civil engineer from Council Bluffs. This bridge is one several similar structures built in the county, and one of five that still remain. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Clayton B. Fraser. "East Soldier River Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-28.

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National Register of Historic Places in Crawford County, Iowa

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Charter Oak	East Soldier River Bridge

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Crawford County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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