Guard Wall
Guard Wall is a pier in City of Dubuque, Iowa. Guard Wall is situated nearby to the pier Upstream Guide Wall, as well as near the tourism office Visitor Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lock and Dam 11 and Eagle Point Park.
Lock and Dam 11
Dam
Photo: FluffyGryphon, CC BY 2.5.
General Zebulon Pike Lock and Dam No. 11 is a lock and dam located between Dubuque, Iowa, and rural Grant County, Wisconsin, on the Upper Mississippi River. It was opened to navigation September 14, 1937. Lock and Dam 11 is situated 870 feet east of Guard Wall.
Eagle Point Park
Park
Photo: Jesster79, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eagle Point Park is a 164-acre public park located in the northeast corner of the city of Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Eagle Point is mostly situated on a bluff that overlooks the Mississippi River and the Lock and Dam No. 11.
Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge
Bridge
The Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge is a steel Tied-arch automobile bridge connecting Dubuque, Iowa, with still largely rural Grant County, Wisconsin, over the Mississippi River. Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Guard Wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rutledge and Sandy Hook.
Rutledge
Hamlet
Rutledge is an unincorporated community located in the town of Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.
Sandy Hook
Hamlet
Sandy Hook is a census-designated place in the town of Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 293 as of the 2020 census, up from 185 at the 2010 census. Sandy Hook is situated 2 miles east of Guard Wall.
Dubuque
Dubuque, founded in 1833, is the oldest city in Iowa. A port on the upper Mississippi River, it is situated along scenic bluffs facing the river, and has its roots in a mining and trading settlement established in the area by Quebec-born entrepreneur Julien Dubuque in 1788.
Guard Wall
- Type: Pier
- Categories: industry, historic site, and transportation
- Location: City of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.54132° or 42° 32′ 29″ northLongitude
-90.64562° or 90° 38′ 44″ westInception
1940Open location code
86JFG9R3+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1013630328OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pier
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