The Lawrence Bridge is a historic structure located in

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, United States. It spans the Little Turkey River for . This bridge was designed, fabricated and built by the

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for $2,519.35. with This and the Upper Bluffton Bridge were built at the same time, and it marked the first time that Winneshiek County had longer-span trusses built at rural river crossings instead of the smaller bowstring truss bridges. This bridge was listed on the

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in 1998. It is now privately owned, and located on an abandoned portion of 336th Avenue over the Little Turkey River.

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