Hills Bridge (E)

Photos 

Hills Bridge (E)

Iowa City Press-Citizen: December 28 1961

BH Photo #442829

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Through truss bridge over Iowa River on 520th Street SE

Location

Hills, Johnson County, Iowa

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1901; Destroyed by truck collision 1968; Re-set and later replaced in 1971.

Builder

- Iowa Bridge Co. of Des Moines, Iowa

Design

Pratt through truss

Also called

520th Street SE Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.55479, -91.51177   (decimal degrees)
41°33'17" N, 91°30'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/624108/4601416 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Hills

Inventory number

BH 67159 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 12, 2020: New photo from Luke
• January 24, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
• January 24, 2019: Updated by Luke: Noted 1968 collapse
• June 23, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• April 21, 2015: Added by Luke

Sources 

• Luke
• Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems - 1950s Aerial Imagery
• Iowa River, Iowa and Minnesota - Book
• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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