Cascade Bridge, Burlington

Name: Cascade Bridge
Address: Burlington, United States

#7 among attractions in Burlington

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The Cascade Bridge is a historic structure located in Burlington, Iowa, United States. In April 1896 the Burlington City Council approved a proposal to have city engineer S.D. Eaton advertise for plans and estimates for a bridge on Main Street that would span Cascade Ravine. The Cascade Lumber Company had petitioned for the bridge. The city contracted with the Cedar Rapids, Iowa firm of Boynton & Warriner to design the structure and the Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works to erect the span. The city was responsible for building the concrete substructure. The bridge was completed in the fall of 1896, and is composed of four spans. The span length is 160 feet, and its total length is 464 feet. The span is a Baltimore deck truss bridge with Pratt deck trusses at both ends. The structure is supported by stone and concrete abutments with concrete pedestals and a single concrete-filled steel cylinder pier. Over the years the original deck has been replaced, and concrete has been applied to the stone abutments. Otherwise the structure has been unaltered. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. ()

Built: 1896 (128 years ago)Coordinates: 40°46'54"N, 91°5'55"W

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Cascade Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crapo Park, Dankwardt Park, Burlington Rail Bridge, Starker–Leopold Historic District.

0.4 miSW
Park
Crapo Park, Burlington
11 min walk • Crapo Park is a city park with arboretum and botanical garden, alongside the Mississippi River at Parkway Drive, Burlington, Iowa. Those who are not familiar with the park often mispronounce it as "crap-oh" Park, with the correct pronunciation being Park.
~1400 ftW
Playground, Park
Dankwardt Park, Burlington
7 min walk • Dankwardt Park is a 72 acres municipal park in the southeast section of Burlington, Iowa. It is located adjacent to Crapo Park and is bordered by Shoquoquon Drive, and by South Main Street and Madison Avenue. The park was established in 1937 on land donated to the city by Lydia Dankwardt as a memorial to her family.
1.2 miN
Bridge
Burlington Rail Bridge, Burlington
31 min walk • The Burlington Bridge is a vertical-lift railroad bridge across the Mississippi River between Burlington, Iowa, and Gulfport, Illinois, United States.
0.9 miN
Neighbourhood
Starker–Leopold Historic District, Burlington
24 min walk • The Starker–Leopold Historic District is composed of three houses and the surrounding grounds overlooking the Mississippi River in Burlington, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The houses were built by the Starker-Leopold family who lived in them for most of their existence.