Mederville Bridge

The Mederville Bridge is a historic structure located in the unincorporated community of Mederville, Iowa, United States. It spans the Volga River for. This is one of only a few Deck [arch bridge|open spandrel arch] bridges constructed in Iowa. Designed by the Marsh Engineering Company of Des [Moines, Iowa|Des Moines], it replaced a covered timber Howe truss bridge. Clayton County rejected all of the original bids to build the structure when they all came in too high. Six companies bid a second time on the project, and F. E. Marsh and Company of Des Moines won. They completed in the bridge in 1918 for $17,454.32. It was listed on the National Register of [Historic Places] in 1998.