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{{Infobox NRHP | name = Taylor's Ford Bridge
| nrhp_type =
| image = Taylor's Ford Bridge.jpg
| caption =
| location = Nolen Ave. over the [[Wapsipinicon River]]
| nearest_city = [[Independence, Iowa]]
| coordinates = {{coord|42|23|58|N|91|48|46|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Iowa#USA
| area =
| built = 1872
| builder =
| architect = [[Wrought Iron Bridge Co.]]
| architecture = [[Truss arch bridge]]
| added = June 25, 1998
| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500160|title=Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS}}
| refnum = 98000755<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
}}
The '''Taylor's Ford Bridge''' is a historic structure located four miles southeast of [[Independence, Iowa]], United States. It spans  the [[Wapsipinicon River]] for {{convert|271|ft|m}}.<ref name=Fraser>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=98000755}}|title=Taylor's Ford Bridge|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|accessdate=2016-02-08|author=Clayton B. Fraser}}</ref>  In January 1872 the Buchanan County Board of Supervisors contracted with the [[Wrought Iron Bridge Co.]] from [[Canton, Ohio]], to build a two-span bridge in the city of Independence for $20,102.<ref name=Fraser/>  It had replaced an earlier span that had been washed away in a flood.  Both spans were replaced by a heavier span in 1891.  One of the spans was moved to [[Buffalo Township, Buchanan County, Iowa|Buffalo Township]], and has subsequently been removed.  This bridge is the other span.  It has been replaced a second time by a heavier bridge, but it remains in place even though it no longer carries vehicle traffic.  The bridge was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1998.<ref name=nris/>
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[[Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa]]
[[Category:Truss bridges in Iowa]]
[[Category:Wrought iron bridges in the United States]]
[[Category:Wrought Iron Bridge Company]]
[[Category:1872 establishments in Iowa]]
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