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Photo taken by Chris Guenzler

BH Photo #239717

Information comes from drawings located at the Milwaukee Road Archives at the Milwaukee Central Library.

Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over Iowa River on Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway
Location: Iowa County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1901
Railroads: - Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway (CRandIC; CR&IC; CIC)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS)
Design: 2 x 104' Pratt pony truss
2 x 50' TPG
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 104.0 ft.
Total length: 308.0 ft.
Also called: MILW Bridge #I-142
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.78375, -91.89842 (decimal degrees)
41°47'01" N, 91°53'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/591538/4626352 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Middle Amana
Inventory number: BH 51073 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

May 5, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date
March 31, 2018: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added dimensions
April 22, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad"
March 18, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Bridge not doomed.
September 21, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added photographs
March 10, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: fixed name
March 10, 2012: Updated by Owen McCormick: Added categories "Railroad", "Iowa River"
January 24, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Iowa Interstate Railroad"