Mederville Bridge

The Mederville Bridge is a historic structure located in the unincorporated community of Mederville, Iowa, United States. It spans the Volga River for 156 feet (48 m). This is only one of a few open spandrel arch bridges constructed in Iowa.[2] Designed by the Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines, it replaced a covered timber Howe truss bridge. Clayton County rejected all of the original bids to build the structure when they all came in too high. Six companies bid a second time on the project, and F.E. Marsh and Company of Des Moines won. They completed in the bridge in 1918 for $17,454.32.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

Mederville Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	County road over the Volga River at Mederville
Coordinates	42°45′49.1″N 91°25′17.6″W
Built	1918
Built by	F.E. Marsh and Company
Architect	Marsh Engineering Company
Architectural style	Concrete open spandrel arch
MPS	Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	98000808[1]
Added to NRHP	June 25, 1998

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Clayton B. Fraser. "Mederville Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-01. with photos