Fremont Mill Bridge, Central Park (moved from Monticello, Jones County), Anamosa, Jones County, IA

Significance: The Fremont Mill Bridge was built during the heyday of the use of bowstring arch-trusses. In the 1860s and 1870s bowstring arch-trusses were used extensively because of their great structural efficiency and relatively low construction costs. The Fremont Mill bridge is an excellent example of the work of the Joseph Davenport's Massillon Iron Bridge Company, a major bridge fabricator who erected many of these type of bridges throughout the nation. This bridge is also of great interest because it employs the unusual built-up lattice girders of Davenport's patent.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N230
Survey number: HAER IA-58
Building/structure dates: 1873 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1930
Building/structure dates: 1936
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 98000537