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Snider Bridge

Coordinates: 40°59′11″N 94°49′03″W / 40.98639°N 94.81750°W / 40.98639; -94.81750
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Snider Bridge
Snider Bridge is located in Iowa
Snider Bridge
Snider Bridge is located in the United States
Snider Bridge
Location220th St. over Kemp Creek
Nearest cityCorning, Iowa
Coordinates40°59′11″N 94°49′03″W / 40.98639°N 94.81750°W / 40.98639; -94.81750
Arealess than one acre
Built1885
ArchitectReeves, Ward & Keeper
Architectural stylePinned Pratt pony truss
MPSHighway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.98000774[1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1998

The Snider Bridge is located west of Corning, Iowa, United States. It spans Kemp Creek for 119 feet (36 m).[2] In June 1885 the Adams County Board of Supervisors received 17 petitions for new bridges, including one from George Snider. The board decided to erect iron bridges for the longest two spans, including this one. They awarded a contract for both bridges to Reeve, Ward and Keepers of Clinton, Iowa for $1,451.00.[2] This span was completed later in the year. The pinned Pratt pony truss continues to carry traffic on the gravel road over the creek. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Clayton Fraser (31 August 1994). "Snider Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-12. with photo from 1991
Snider Bridge over Kemp Creek in rural Adams County, Iowa