West Auburn Bridge

	West Auburn Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Near Neon Road over the Turkey River
Nearest city	West Union, Iowa
Coordinates	43°0′58.5″N 91°52′43″W / 43.016250°N 91.87861°W
Built	1880-1881
Built by	Horace E. Horton
Architectural style	Whipple through truss
MPS	Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	98000786
Added to NRHP	June 25, 1998

West Auburn Bridge is a historic structure located northwest of West Union, Iowa, United States. It spans the Turkey River for 181 feet (55 m).^[2] In 1880 the Fayette County Board of Supervisors contracted with Minneapolis engineer Horace E. Horton to design and build this bridge. The Whipple through truss bridge was completed for $7,598.79. At the time of its nomination it was one of only eight bridges of this design known to exist in Iowa.^[2] The West Auburn Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Fraser, Clayton B. "West Auburn Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-17. with photos

External links

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-55, "West Auburn Bridge, Spanning Turkey River, 5 miles northwest of West Union, Fayette County, IA", 15 photos, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[Fraser-2] Fraser, Clayton B. "West Auburn Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-17. with photos

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