Beaver Creek Bridge
Beaver Creek Bridge (Schleswig, Iowa) is located in Iowa
Beaver Creek Bridge (Schleswig, Iowa)
Beaver Creek Bridge (Schleswig, Iowa) is located in the United States
Beaver Creek Bridge (Schleswig, Iowa)
Location180th St. between B and C Aves. over Beaver Creek
Nearest citySchleswig, Iowa
Coordinates42°11′42″N 95°31′02″W / 42.19500°N 95.51722°W / 42.19500; -95.51722
Arealess than one acre
Built1946
ArchitectH. Gene McKeown & Assoc.
Architectural styleBowstring truss
MPSHighway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.98000799[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1998
Removed from NRHPJuly 31, 2020

The Beaver Creek Bridge was located northwest of Schleswig, Iowa, United States. It spanned Beaver Creek for 134 feet (41 m).[2] Steel was in short supply during World War II as a part of the war effort. 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 was one of several similar structures built in the county. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998,[1] and it was delisted in 2020.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Clayton B. Fraser. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Beaver Creek Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved March 28, 2016. with photo
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.


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