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Burlington Street Bridge

Johnson County, Iowa
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Photo provided by Hank Zaletel

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Overview
Lost Truss bridge over Iowa River on Burlington Street
Location
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1860, Replaced 1915.
Design
Truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.65793, -91.54082   (decimal degrees)
41°39'29" N, 91°32'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/621492/4612826 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Iowa City West
Inventory number
BH 49247 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Bowstring through truss (87)
Bowstring truss (211)
Built 1860 (24)
Built during 1860s (217)
Iowa (3,507)
Iowa City, Iowa (20)
Iowa River (60)
 Johnson County, Iowa (72)
Lost (10,369)
Lost 1915 (5)
Lost during 1910s (54)
Replaced by new bridge (7,139)
Through truss (9,210)
Truss (23,574)

Update Log 

  • August 16, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • April 6, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • August 6, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date and corrected lost date
  • July 29, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: It's a bowstring!

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