Sumner Bridge is a historic structure located in

Sumner, Iowa Sumner is a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. The city is located along the county's eastern border, between Bremer and Fayette counties. The population was 2,030 at the time of the 2020 census. The Bremer County portion of Sumner is ...

, United States. It spans the Little Wapsipinicon River for . with In June 1916 the Fayette County Board of Supervisors agreed with the supervisors in Bremer County to build this bridge on the county line. The agreement was for Bremer County to take the lead on the planning and for both counties to share the costs. Fred Boedeker was awarded a contract for $7,058 to build this concrete deck girder bridge designed by the

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. The three span structure features concrete

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s and piers with

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s. The bridge was listed on the

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in 1998.

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Bridges completed in 1917 Bridges in Fayette County, Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County, Iowa Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Concrete bridges in the United States Girder bridges in the United States {{Iowa-bridge-struct-stub

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