Old IA923 Old Mans Creek Bridge

Photos 

Courtesy of the Iowa City Press Citizen

View this photo at newspapers.com

BH Photo #490237

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost through truss bridge over Old Mans Creek on Oakcresthill Road

Location

Hills, Johnson County, Iowa

Status

No longer exists

History

Built 1925; rehabilitated 1970; replaced 2005

Builders

- Iowa Bridge Co. (1902-193X) of Des Moines, Iowa (Fabrication)
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Design)

Design

Through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 202.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.9 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.54283, -91.54303   (decimal degrees)
41°32'34" N, 91°32'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/621524/4600043 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Hills

Inventory numbers

IA 31620 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13778 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 21, 2021: New photo from Luke
• February 8, 2021: New photo from Luke
• September 8, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder

Sources 

• Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems - 1990s Aerial Imagery
• Luke
• August 22nd, 1925 edition of the Iowa City Press-Citizen - Newspapers.com - Article

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