Le Grand Bridge (1896)
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The Le Grand Bridge in Le Grand, Iowa
Le Grand, Iowa
Le Grand is a city in Marshall and Tama Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 883 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Le Grand's longitude and latitude coordinatesin decimal form are 42.006211, -92.776497...

 was built in 1896.

It brings Abbott Avenue over a backwater of the Iowa River. Since Abbott Avenue is the border between Marshall and Tama County, the bridge is in two counties lengthwise. Many bridges span from one county across to another, but few are lengthwise split.

See also Le Grand Bridge (1914)
Le Grand Bridge (1914)
The Le Grand Bridge was built in 1914-1915. It is a concrete girder bridge that is one of the early examples of work of that type by the Iowa State Highway Commission....

, over the same Iowa River backwater, wholly in Marshall County, nearby, also NRHP-listed.
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