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RI - Iowa River Bridge (1880)

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 1880; Replaced 1901
Builders
- Cedar Valley Quarry of Cedar Valley, Iowa (Extractor of Original Substructure Material)
- Elmer J.C. Bealer of Cedar Valley, Iowa (Original Substructure Contractor)
Railroad
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
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 (8,400)
Built 1880 (194)
Built during 1880s (2,175)
Cedar Valley Quarry (22)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,158)
Deck truss (1,927)
Elmer J.C. Bealer (24)
Iowa (6,793)
Iowa City, Iowa (68)
Iowa River (138)
Johnson County, Iowa (219)
 Lost (28,542)
Lost 1901 (28)
Lost during 1900s (394)
Owned by railroad (13,505)
Pin-connected (4,712)
Pratt deck truss (407)
Pratt truss (10,306)
Railroad (16,463)
Replaced by new bridge (19,415)
Truss (35,507)

Update Log 

  • December 31, 2020: New photo from Luke
  • May 17, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added builder & date
  • February 24, 2016: Added by Luke

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