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RI - Iowa River Bridge (Old)

Johnson County, Iowa

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Photo provided by the Iowa City Public Library Digital History Project's From the Johnson County Historical Society Collection; Used for educational purposes

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Iowa River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Location
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1873; Replaced 1901
Builder
- S.M. Boomer
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
Design
Pratt deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.65277, -91.53913   (decimal degrees)
41°39'10" N, 91°32'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/621642/4612255 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Iowa City West
Inventory number
BH 71113 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,880)
Built 1860 (41)
Built during 1860s (453)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,007)
Deck truss (1,605)
Iowa (6,191)
Iowa City, Iowa (46)
Iowa River (129)
Johnson County, Iowa (174)
Lost (22,240)
Lost 1901 (20)
 Lost during 1900s (275)
Mississippi & Missouri Railroad (1)
Owned by railroad (11,099)
Pin-connected (3,695)
Pratt deck truss (331)
Pratt truss (8,735)
Railroad (14,361)
Replaced by new bridge (14,834)
S.M. Boomer (1)
Truss (31,218)

Update Log 

  • May 17, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added builder & date
  • February 24, 2016: Added by Luke

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