Hawkeye UHPC Bridge

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Built in the 1100 block of Deacon Avenue using Korean ultra-high performance concrete.

This bridge is the first in the United States to be constructed using this material.

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Little Wapsipinicon River Tributary on Deacon Avenue
Location: Buchanan County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 2015
Builders: - Buchanan County Secondary Roads Department of Independence, Iowa
- Korea Institute of Civil Engineering & Building Technology of Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- University of Iowa Laboratory for Advanced Construction Technology of Iowa City, Iowa
Design: Korean Ultra-High Performance Concrete stringer
Dimensions: Total length: 52.0 ft.
Deck width: 32.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.62626, -92.02283 (decimal degrees)
42°37'35" N, 92°01'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/580128/4719775 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Fairbank
Inventory number: BH 70237 (Bridgehunter.com ID)