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Chain Lakes Bridge

Coordinates: 42°03′00.6″N 91°46′31.9″W / 42.050167°N 91.775528°W / 42.050167; -91.775528
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Chain Lakes Bridge
Chain Lakes Bridge is located in Iowa
Chain Lakes Bridge
Chain Lakes Bridge is located in the United States
Chain Lakes Bridge
LocationPedestrian trail over the Cedar River Cedar River
Nearest cityPalo, Iowa
Coordinates42°03′00.6″N 91°46′31.9″W / 42.050167°N 91.775528°W / 42.050167; -91.775528
Built1884
ArchitectWrought Iron Bridge Company
Architectural stylePratt through truss
MPSHighway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.98000529[1]
Added to NRHPMay 15, 1998

The Chain Lakes Bridge is a historic structure located southeast of Palo, Iowa, United States. It carries a pedestrian trail for 370 feet (110 m) over the Cedar River.[2] The Linn County Board of Supervisors began planning for this span in the early 1880s. They appropriated $20,000 for this two-span Pratt through truss[2] The Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, which built bridges in the county since 1879, completed this structure in 1884. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] While it was built to carry vehicular traffic, it is now in a nature preserve maintained by the Linn County Conservation Board.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Robert Hybben; Charlene Roise; Michelle Crow-Dolby. "Chain Lakes Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-06-11. with photo(s)