General Information
| Completion: | 1893 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Elliptical arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Masonry bridge |
| Plan view: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1979 |
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Location
| Location: |
Monticello, Jones County, Iowa, USA |
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| Coordinates: | 42° 15' 28.88" N 91° 13' 35.05" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 6.1 m | |
| total length | 20.73 m | |
| deck width | 4.72 m |
Materials
| piers |
stone
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|---|---|
| arches |
stone
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
Ely's Stone Bridge is a bridge that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The bridge was built across Deer Creek in 1893 by Reuben Ely, Sr., a farmer, and his son Reuben Ely, Jr. The bridge is a three-span arch bridge made of stone from the stream bed and quarries in Anamosa, Iowa.
There are no bridges like it in the area, and it seems to have been a "personal expression" of the stonemasons. The bridge was maintained by four generations of stonemasons in the family.
The bridge had been tuckpointed in 1933 and 1957 and was assessed to be in excellent condition in 1979.: 2 As of 2008, the foundation of the bridge had recently been reinforced with concrete.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Ely''s Stone Bridge" and modified on November 15, 2021 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Reuben Ely (Junior) (designer)
- Reuben Ely (Senior) (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1984): Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 205.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000941 - Published on:
16/09/2000 - Last updated on:
11/11/2021
