Indian Creek Bridge is a 19th century wrought iron road bridge now repurposed for pedestrian use on the Cedar Greenbelt Trail at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1876/00/00 | Wrought Iron Bridge Co | Inventor | The Wrought Iron Bridge Company patents a new design that is a variation of a standard Pratt truss configuration, using double-intersecting counter members which radiated outward from the center of the span. | |||
| 1880/00/00 | Wrought Iron Bridge Co | Engineer, Manufacturer, Builder | A short-span through truss extends bridge is built to carry Otis Road SE across Indian Creek in southern Linn County, about a mile east of Cedar Rapids. The Wrought Iron Bridge Co manufactured the structure using a design that it had patented in 1876. |
| Particulars for Indian Creek Bridge: | |
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| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Structure type | Bridge |
| Area of Significance | Engineering |
| Structural attribute | Pinned Structural Connections |
| Structure System | Pratt Truss |
| Historic Use | Road-related |
| Sight Category | Structure |
| Bridge Truss Type | Through Truss |
| Material | Wrought-Iron |
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