Park Road Bridge (1959)

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Photo taken by Erin Sweeney

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)

BH Photo #353570

Overview: Stringer bridge over Iowa River on Park Road
Location: Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Future prospects: http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/local/iowa...
History: Built 1959; Replaced 2018
Design: Stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 353.0 ft.
Deck width: 56.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.67152, -91.53382 (decimal degrees)
41°40'17" N, 91°32'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/622049/4614344 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Iowa City West
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 9,100
Inventory numbers: IA 6350 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 72216 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 66.4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

July 29, 2018: Updated by Luke: Demolished
May 17, 2018: Updated by Luke: Closed to allow new bridge to be connected to land
April 22, 2018: Updated by Luke: Closure+demo planned for Memorial Day