Hanging Rock Bridge

Photos 

Courtesy of the Iowa City Press Citizen

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BH Photo #481365

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Red Star Route

Location

Johnson County, Iowa

Status

Removed

History

Built 1901-3; Removed during the 1960s

Builders

- A.V. Sims of Iowa City, Iowa (Design)
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio

Design

Pratt through truss

Also called

Red Star Route Iowa River Bridge
Oxford Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.79272, -91.78535   (decimal degrees)
41°47'34" N, 91°47'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/600921/4627475 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Amana

Inventory number

BH 57748 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 14, 2020: New photos from Luke
• September 12, 2020: New photo from Luke
• May 27, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• June 22, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• June 21, 2016: New photos from Luke
• June 20, 2016: Updated by Luke: Photograph
• September 11, 2015: Updated by Luke: Historic name
• April 21, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added road name from old atlas
• August 24, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

• Luke
• Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems - 1950s Aerial Imagery
• April 26, 1904 edition of the Iowa City Press-Citizen - Newspapers.com
• Flickr - Image
• August 28th, 1908 edition of the Iowa City Press-Citizen - Newspapers.com
• The Engineering Record, Building Record & The Sanitary Engineer, Volume 51 - Book
• 17 Aug 1901, Page 4 - Iowa City Press-Citizen at Newspapers.com - Article

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