IAIS - Capitol Street Overpass

Photos 

Capitol Street Overpass

View of the south side. Taken June 18, 2013.

Photo taken by Dave King

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BH Photo #256779

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Steel stringer bridge over Capitol Street on Iowa Interstate Railroad

Location

Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1922

Railroads

- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS)

Design

Steel stringer

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 24.9 ft.
Total length: 70.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.65321, -91.53621   (decimal degrees)
41°39'12" N, 91°32'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/621885/4612309 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Iowa City West

Inventory numbers

IA 6380 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 52798 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 3, 2020: Updated by Luke: Added build date
• September 27, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
• October 18, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• August 15, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
• August 13, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Corrected dimensions
• June 18, 2013: New photos from Dave King
• July 1, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad", "Iowa Interstate Railroad"

Sources 

• Luke
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• John Marvig Railroad Bridge Photogaphy
• Iowa City Press-Citizen from Iowa City, Iowa on October 17, 1922 · Page 4 - Tuesday, October 17, 1922 CTOBER 17,1922 of ?10 a moirh--designed to cov-'rr. Cl'ase will strive to sec that j it is enforced to the letter, for j t - r postage, and otN-r incidentals. L;ibiv. as ;iuain5t any attempt g-od ol" the healt

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