Urbana Bridge

Photos

31st Avenue Trail Bridge

View from the boat ramp

Photo taken by Dave King; Taken August 6, 2013

BH Photo #261975

Overview: Lost pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on 31st Avenue Trail
Location: Benton County, Iowa
Status: No longer exists; supports still stand
History: Built 1878; Two spans lost to ice 1937 & Replaced; Replaced 1969
Builder: - Ottumwa Bridge Co. of Ottumwa, Iowa (1937 Spans)
Design: Pratt through truss
Also called: 31st Avenue Trail Bridge
Shellsburg-Urbana Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.18934, -91.88173 (decimal degrees)
42°11'22" N, 91°52'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/592337/4671404 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Center Point NW
Inventory number: BH 57367 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

September 14, 2019: Updated by Luke: Refined build date from vauge "1870s" to "1878"
September 14, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Fixed typos
September 14, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
September 13, 2019: Updated by Luke: Noted 1937 spans & their builder
August 6, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Lally columns"
August 6, 2013: New photos from Dave King
July 26, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added type & number of spans
July 26, 2013: Added by Dave King

Urbana Bridge

Posted September 15, 2019, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Luke, as always, you're welcome !

Urbana Bridge

Posted September 15, 2019, by Luke

Also I vote that Melissa make the picture of the bridge the default image.

(Thanks Melissa, as always!)

Urbana Bridge

Posted September 13, 2019, by Luke

Trying to track down a picture, I came across this article

I also believe this article has a picture of the bridge.