Wapsipinicon River Bridge, Spanning Wapsipinicon River at State Highway 150, Independence, Buchanan County, IA

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9 b&w photos
20 data pages
1 photo caption pages
1 color transparencies

TITLE:
Wapsipinicon River Bridge, Spanning Wapsipinicon River at State Highway 150, Independence, Buchanan County, IA

CALL NUMBER:
HAER IOWA,10-INDEP,2-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 9 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 19 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1
Color Transparencies: 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER IA-77

Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N248).

Building/structure dates: 1927 initial construction

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 98000758

Significance: Significant as an unaltered, well preserved four-span, closed spandrel, reinforced concrete arch bridge with original railing that was a standard bridge type designed by the Iowa State Highway Commission during this period.

SUBJECTS:
IOWA--Buchanan County--Independence

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ia0458

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. NORTH APPROACH TO WAPSIPINICON RIVER BRIDGE ON U.S. HIGHWAY 150, LOOKING SOUTH.
2. OVERALL VIEW OF THE WEST SIDE LOOKING NORTHEAST.
3. GENERAL VIEW OF THE WEST SIDE LOOKING NORTHEAST.
4. DETAIL VIEW OF THE SOUTHWEST PARAPET LOOKING NORTH.
5. GENERAL VIEW FROM UNDER ARCH LOOKING SOUTH.
6. DETAIL VIEW OF SOUTH ABUTMENT, EAST SIDE, LOOKING NORTHWEST.
7. DETAIL VIEW OF PIER, WEST SIDE, LOOKING EAST/SOUTHEAST.
8. GENERAL VIEW OF RAILING AND CROWN, EAST SIDE, LOOKING WEST.
9. GENERAL VIEW OF RAILING FROM HIGHWAY LOOKING NORTHWEST.
OVERALL VIEW OF THE WEST SIDE LOOKING NORTHEAST.

CONTROL #:
IA0458

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