Matsell Bridge

The Matsell Bridge is a historic structure located northeast of Springville, Iowa, United States. It carries Matsell Park Road for 303 feet (92 m) over the Wapsipinicon River.[2] This bridge replaced a bowstring truss bridge that had been built in stages between 1870 and 1906. E.W. Blumenschein, bridge design engineer for the Iowa State Highway Commission, recommended a plate girder bridge as a replacement. Clifford Shoemaker, District Engineer of the Federal Bureau of Public Roads, approved the plans as the new span was built by the Works Progress Administration. It was constructed by Amos Melberg for about $22,300.[2] The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

Matsell Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Natsell Park Rd. over the Wapsipinicon River
Nearest city	Springville, Iowa
Coordinates	42°07′50″N 91°22′59.7″W
Built	1938-1939
Built by	WPA
Architect	Iowa State Highway Commission
Architectural style	Plate girder bridge
MPS	Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	98000534[1]
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1998

See also

•  Transport portal
•  Engineering portal
•  Iowa portal
•  National Register of Historic Places portal
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Linn County, Iowa

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Robert Hybben; Charlene Roise; Michelle Crow-Dolby. "Matsell Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-06-11. with photo(s)