Old IA923 Old Mans Creek Bridge

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. 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 

• 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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