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RI - Iowa River Bridge (1860)

Johnson County, Iowa

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1868

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Iowa River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Nee Mississippi & Missouri Railroad)
Location
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1860, Replaced 1873
Builder
- Stone, Boomer & Bouton of Chicago, Illinois & Davenport, Iowa
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
Design
Howe through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.65273, -91.53925   (decimal degrees)
41°39'10" N, 91°32'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/621632/4612251 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95753 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,400)
Built 1860 (47)
Built during 1860s (601)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,158)
Howe through truss (516)
Howe truss (644)
Iowa (6,793)
Iowa City, Iowa (68)
Iowa River (138)
Johnson County, Iowa (219)
 Lost (28,543)
Lost 1873 (6)
Lost during 1870s (78)
Mississippi & Missouri Railroad (1)
Railroad (16,463)
Replaced by new bridge (19,415)
Stone, Boomer & Bouton (6)
Through truss (16,821)
Truss (35,508)

Update Log 

  • January 4, 2022: New photo from Luke
  • January 3, 2022: New photo from Luke

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