Ely's Stone Bridge


Ely's Stone Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	Stone Bridge Road Monticello, Iowa
Coordinates	42°15′24″N 91°13′31″W / 42.25667°N 91.22528°W / 42.25667; -91.22528
Area	less than one acre
Built	1893
Built by	Reuben Ely, Sr. and Reuben Ely, Jr.
NRHP reference No.	79000908^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 7, 1979

Ely's Stone Bridge is a bridge that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The bridge was built across Deer Creek in 1893 by Reuben Ely, Sr., a farmer, and his son Reuben Ely, Jr. The bridge is a three-span arch bridge made of stone from the stream bed and quarries in Anamosa, Iowa.^[2]

There are no bridges like it in the area, and it seems to have been a "personal expression" of the stonemasons. The bridge was maintained by four generations of stonemasons in the family.^[3]

The bridge had been tuckpointed in 1933 and 1957 and was assessed to be in excellent condition in 1979.^[3]^: 2 As of 2008, the foundation of the bridge had recently been reinforced with concrete.

References[edit]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Jackson, Donald C. (1988). Great American Bridges and Dams. John Wiley and Sons. pp. 205. ISBN 0-471-14385-5.
^ ^a ^b M.H. Bowers (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ely's Stone Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-25. with two photos from 1978

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Jones County, Iowa
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Monticello	Ely's Stone Bridge S.S. Farwell House Moore's Ford Bridge Odd Fellows Hall St. Luke's Methodist Church
Olin	Business Part of Olin Historic District
Scotch Grove	Corbett's/Eby's Mill Bridge Scotch Grove Historic District
Stone City	St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Stone City Historic District
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Jones County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa