Okoboji Bridge
Appearance
Okoboji Bridge | |
NRHP reference No. | 98000789[1] |
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Added to NRHP | June 25, 1998 |
The Okoboji Bridge is located southwest of
pony truss structure was completed later that year for $1,550.[2]
The bridge and the road were incorporated into the U.S. Highway System, and it was placed under the aegis of the Iowa State Highway
Commission. In 1929 it was replaced with a fixed-span concrete girder structure. At that time the 1909 truss span was moved to Okoboji Township to span a branch of the Little Sioux River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] The span has subsequently been abandoned.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Fraser, Clayton B. "Okoboji Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-30. with one photo from 1991
- ^ "Okoboji Bridge". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-40, "Okoboji Bridge, Spanning Strait betweent [sic] East & West Okoboji Lakes, U.S. Highway 71, Okoboji, Dickinson County, IA", 15 photos, 16 data pages, 1 photo caption page documenting 1929 bridge