The Adel Bridge is located on the east edge of
Adel, Iowa
Adel ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, Iowa. It is located along the North Raccoon River. Its population was 6,153 at the time of the 2020 Census.
History
Adel is the oldest town within Dallas County. Originally called P ...
, United States. The span carried traffic on River Street over the
Raccoon River
The Raccoon River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 26, 2011 tributary of the Des Moines River in central Iowa in the United States. As measured using the longes ...
.
The
Dallas County Board of Supervisors received a petition to replace a deteriorating bridge at this location. The old bridge had been built where ferry service had been initiated in 1850, three years after the town had been established. They contracted with the
King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing of
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U ...
to build the two-span
Pratt through truss bridge for $12,500.
[ It was a primary river crossing into Adel until 1932 when the U.S. Highway 6 bridge was completed not far to the south. While it remains in place, it was closed to vehicular traffic in 2000. The bridge was listed on the ]National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
in 2002.[
]
Photo gallery
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References
Bridges completed in 1882
Bridges in Dallas County, Iowa
Truss bridges in Iowa
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
National Register of Historic Places in Dallas County, Iowa
Pratt truss bridges in the United States
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