Bertram Bridge

The Bertram Bridge, also known as the Ely Street Bridge, was a historic structure located near the town of Bertram in rural Linn County, Iowa, United States. The metal 5-panel pinned Pratt through truss bridge was built in 1891. It was designed by the J.E. Jayne and Son Bridge Company of Iowa City. The bridge had two main spans and two approach spans. The whole structure was 208 feet (63 m) and the roadway was 13.5 feet (4 m) wide.^[2] The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 as a part of the Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS.^[1]

Bertram Bridge
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Ely St. over Big Creek near Bertram, Iowa
Coordinates	41.9493511°N 91.5304986°W / 41.9493511; -91.5304986
Built	1891
Architect	J.E. Jayne and Son
MPS	Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	98000531[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1998
Removed from NRHP	December 8, 2014

Bertram Bridge was destroyed by flood waters from Big Creek on June 29, 2014,^[3] and was removed from the National Register later that year.^[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Bertram Bridge". Historicbridges.org. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
3. "One of two historic Bertram, Iowa bridges washed into Big Creek". The Gazette. June 30, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
4. National Park Service (December 19, 2014), Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/08/14 through 12/12/14, retrieved December 18, 2014.