Mill Creek Bridge (Cherokee, Iowa)
Mill Creek Bridge | |
| Location | adjacent to Old Iowa Highway 21 over Mill Creek |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Cherokee, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42°46′38″N 95°31′47″W / 42.77722°N 95.52972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1891 |
| Built by | George E. King Bridge Co. |
| Architect | King Bridge Company |
| Architectural style | Pratt truss |
| MPS | Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000811[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1998 |
The Mill Creek Bridge is located north of Cherokee, Iowa, United States. It spans Mill Creek for 207 feet (63 m).[2] On June 24, 1891, a disastrous flood along the Little Sioux River and its tributaries wiped out nearly every bridge in Cherokee County. The following month the county board of supervisors signed a contract with the George E. King Bridge Co. of Des Moines for 17,650 to replace the bridges.[2] This Pratt truss bridge was fabricated by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio. It and a similar span over Mill Creek near Larrabee are the only two that remain. This bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] A modern concrete span, built just upstream in 2006, now carries the road.[3] The old bridge is closed to vehicular traffic.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Clayton B. Fraser. "Mill Creek Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "Historic Bridges of Iowa: Mill Creek Bridge". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 10, 2016.