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The Dunkerton Bridge is a historic structure located in
Dunkerton, Iowa Dunkerton is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 842 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Waterloo– Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. History In 1853, two brothers, James and John Du ...
, United States. The span carried a local street over Crane Creek for . The three-span,
filled spandrel arch An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct (a ...
bridge was built by the
Marsh Engineering Company The Marsh Engineering Company was a company that designed many significant bridges in the United States, including a number that survive and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was located at 206 Masonic Temple in Des Moin ...
of
Des Moines Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moine ...
in 1909. It replaced an older span at a different location. The bridge served as the major entry point into the town from the north. with This bridge was also replaced by a newer bridge to the east, and this span now carries pedestrian traffic between Charma Park and Marble Street into downtown Dunkerton. It 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 1998.


See also

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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Iowa. References {{NRHP bridges Iowa Bridges Bridges ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Black Hawk County, Iowa __NOTOC__ Here is presented a listing of the National Register of Historic Places in Black Hawk County, Iowa. The list is intended to give a complete review of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Black Ha ...


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Bridges completed in 1909 Transportation buildings and structures in Black Hawk County, Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Black Hawk County, Iowa Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Pedestrian bridges in Iowa Arch bridges in Iowa {{Iowa-bridge-struct-stub