Benton Street Bridge (1903)

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Old Benton Street Bridge

View of what I believe is a part of the original steel beam from the truss bridge over the Iowa River. New bridge can be partially seen in background. Taken June 18, 2013.

Photo taken by Dave King

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BH Photo #256785

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Description

Originally known as Ryerson Bridge and was built to serve Ryerson's Mill. Mill burnt down and the name went with it. People then called it Benton Street Bridge.

Facts

Overview: Lost 2-span Parker Through truss bridge over Iowa River on Benton Street
Location: Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1903; replaced 1949
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Design: Parker through truss
Also called: Ryerson Mill Bridge
Ryerson Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.65102, -91.53842 (decimal degrees)
41°39'04" N, 91°32'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/621705/4612062 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Iowa City West
Inventory number: BH 56662 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

June 19, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder
June 20, 2013: Updated by Robert Elder: This is a Parker through truss. Added number of main spans.
June 19, 2013: New photos from Luke Harden
June 18, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added photograph of the bridge
June 18, 2013: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges

Benton Street Bridge (1949) (Successor)

Sources

Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
HAER IA-30 - Benton Street Bridge, Spanning Iowa River at Benton Street, Iowa City, Johnson County, IA
Luke
Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
June 19th, 1903 edition of the Iowa City Press-Citizen - Newspapers.com - Article

Comments

Benton Street Bridge (Old)

Posted June 20, 2013, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Thanks, Luke. I will change the category.