Morgan Bridge (Old Peru, Iowa)


Morgan Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Maple Lane over a branch of Clanton Creek
Nearest city	Old Peru, Iowa
Coordinates	41°10′16″N 93°55′55″W / 41.17111°N 93.93194°W / 41.17111; -93.93194
Built	1891
Built by	Benton Jones
Architect	King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company
Architectural style	Pratt pony truss
MPS	Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	98000507^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1998

The Morgan Bridge is a historic structure, originally located southeast of Old Peru, Iowa, United States. It spanned a branch of Clanton Creek for 60 feet (18 m).^[2] The wrought iron or steel Pratt pony truss was manufactured by the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company of Cleveland. Benton Jones of Winterset, Iowa assembled it for $376.39.^[2] The approaches are timber stringer spans, and it is supported by timber pile bents. The bridge has not been operational for years. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1] The span originally served a remote crossing, but has subsequently been relocated and is now owned by the Madison County Historical Society.^[3]

References

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Clayton B. Fraser. "Morgan Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-21. with photos
^ "Morgan bridge". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2016-07-21.

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Iowa
Bevington	Cunningham Bridge
Cumming	St. Patrick's Church
Earlham	James Allen Stone Barn Bricker-Price Block Earlham Public School John and Elizabeth McMurn Early House W.T. Ford House Daniel and Nancy Swaford Henderson House Peter and Isabelle McCulloch McQuie Milkhouse William and Mary (Messersmith) Seerley Barn and Milkhouse-Smokehouse Seth and Elizabeth Wilson House
East Peru	William Ogburn House
Macksburg	J.D. Craven Women's Relief Corps Hall
Old Peru	Morgan Bridge
St. Charles	John S. and Elizabeth Beem Holmes Barn Imes Covered Bridge Hogan and Martha A. Runkle Queen House
Winterset	George and Susan Guiberson Armstrong House C.D. and Eliza Heath Bevington Privy C.D. Bevington House and Stone Barn Seymour Church House W.J. and Nettie J. Cornell House Cutler–Donahue Covered Bridge John and Amanda Bigler Drake House Duff Barn John M. Duncan House Henry and Elizabeth Adkinson Evans House Guiberson House Hogback Covered Bridge Holliwell Covered Bridge Emily Hornback House Miles and Elizabeth Smith Kellogg House Judge W.H. and Emma Lewis Historic District John Andrew and Sara Macumber Ice House Madison County Courthouse McDonald House Miller Bridge William Anzi Nichols House North River Stone Schoolhouse Roseman Covered Bridge John and Fredericka Meyer Schnellbacher House Nicholas Schoenenberger House and Barn William R. and Martha Foster Shriver House Hiram C. Smith House Hiram C. Smith Milking Shed Sprague, Brown, and Knowlton Store Miller Richard and Mary Fisher Tidrick House J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House Henry C. Wallace House White, Munger and Company Store Winterset City Park Historic District Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District Winterset High School
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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