The old iron truss bridge that crossed the Turkey River at this location was declared unsafe in 1888.

The Clayton County Board of Supervisors decided to construct a bridge of native limestone as way of saving money and providing a reliable crossing.

Engineer M. Tschirgi designed the structure and Dubuque stonemasons Byrne and Blade constructed the bridge.

[2] This is one of the largest twin arched keystone bridges west of the Mississippi River.

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