The Lyons-Fulton Bridge, known as the "Wagon Bridge," was constructed between 1891 and 1893 and designed by the Chicago Bridge Company. It was a four-span iron bridge with a wooden deck supported by timber pilings that were 5 to 12 feet thick and driven over 20 feet into the bedrock of the river. On top of the pilings, cut stones from Stone City, Iowa, were placed. The stonework at the base of the six piers was 48 feet long and 10 feet wide. Including the approaches, the bridge spanned an impressive 2,617 feet. In 1933, a metal deck replaced the original wood version. The bridge carried traffic from the Lincoln Highway over the Mississippi River between Fulton, Illinois, and Lyons, Iowa. The Lyons-Fulton Bridge was demolished in 1975 and replaced with the existing Mark Morris Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River.

 

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