The Chain Lakes Bridge is a historic structure located southeast of

Palo, Iowa Palo is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,407 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. Palo is located near Pleasant Creek State Recreation Park. History In 18 ...

, United States. It carries a pedestrian trail for over the Cedar River. with The Linn County Board of Supervisors began planning for this span in the early 1880s. They appropriated $20,000 for this two-span

Pratt through truss A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or s ...

The Wrought Iron Bridge Company of

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, which built bridges in the county since 1879, completed this structure in 1884. The bridge was listed on the

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in 1998. While it was built to carry vehicular traffic, it is now in a nature preserve maintained by the Linn County Conservation Board.

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Bridges completed in 1884 Truss bridges in Iowa Bridges in Linn County, Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Linn County, Iowa Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Wrought iron bridges in the United States Pratt truss bridges in the United States {{Iowa-bridge-struct-stub

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