Chain Lakes Bridge

The Chain Lakes Bridge is a historic structure located southeast of Palo, Iowa, United States. It carries a pedestrian trail for 370 feet (110 m) over the Cedar River.^[2] The Linn County Board of Supervisors began planning for this span in the early 1880s. They appropriated $20,000 for this two-span Pratt through truss^[2] The Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, which built bridges in the county since 1879, completed this structure in 1884. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1] While it was built to carry vehicular traffic, it is now in a nature preserve maintained by the Linn County Conservation Board.

Chain Lakes Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Pedestrian trail over the Cedar River Cedar River
Nearest city	Palo, Iowa
Coordinates	42°03′00.6″N 91°46′31.9″W
Built	1884
Architect	Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Architectural style	Pratt through truss
MPS	Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	98000529[1]
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1998

See also

• Transport portal
• Engineering portal
• Iowa portal
• National Register of Historic Places portal
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Linn County, Iowa

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Robert Hybben; Charlene Roise; Michelle Crow-Dolby. "Chain Lakes Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-06-11. with photo(s)