Historic Bridges

Ash Street Overpass

Des Moines County

Bridge information

Year constructed: 1892
Bridge type: Stone Masonry Arch
National Register of Historic Places status: Eligible
Length: 27 feet
Width: 32 feet
Spans: 1
FHWA: 000871
Jurisdiction: City of Burlington
Location: Ash Street over N 9th Street in Burlington, Section 32, T70N-R2W (Tama Township)

Details

The Ash Street Overpass is a stone masonry arch over the CB&Q railroad in the town of Burlington, built in 1892. Fraser lists it in the Appendix but didn't fill out a card for it. It's eligible, therefore, never having been listed. Similar structures are the Hawkeye Street Underpass built in Floyd County 1889; Ely's Stone Bridge in Jones County built 1893; and the IANR Underpass in Linn County built 1887. The Jones County one is the largest of the lot, but the other two are definitely rail related (Milwaukee Road in Floyd County and IANR in Linn).

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