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The Wapsipinicon River Bridge is a historic structure located in Independence, Iowa, United States. It spans the
Wapsipinicon River The Wapsipinicon River (, locally known as the Wapsi) is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 starting n ...
for . The Buchanan County Board of Supervisors contracted with the Miller-Taylor Construction Company from
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, to build the new bridge on the south side of Independence for $37,680. However, high water created problems during construction, and the bridge was completed in January 1927 for $57,530. It replaced an earlier two-span iron truss bridge. This bridge is a concrete filled
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bridge with four spans. It was designed by the
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, and continues to carry vehicle traffic. The bridge was listed on the
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in 1998. There is a similar bridge upstream in Independence that was built in 1918.


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* Bridges completed in 1927 Independence, Iowa Bridges in Buchanan County, Iowa Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Buchanan County, Iowa Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Arch bridges in Iowa Concrete bridges in the United States {{BuchananCountyIA-NRHP-stub