US61 Iowa River Bridge (Old)

Photos 

© Iowa Department of Transportation

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BH Photo #256949

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on US 61

Location

Louisa County, Iowa

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1931, Replaced 1980

Builder

- Snyder & Johnson of Humbolt, Iowa

Design

Pratt through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.21676, -91.19858   (decimal degrees)
41°13'00" N, 91°11'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/651007/4564384 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Wapello

Inventory number

BH 55963 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 14, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• January 20, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
• January 16, 2019: Updated by Luke: Corrected build date per newspaper article
• November 17, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• July 8, 2013: New photos from Luke Harden
• July 1, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added replacement date.
• June 21, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
• April 3, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• BM&NW - Iowa River Bridge (Parts reused from) - Stone railroad bridge substructure was encased in concrete to make the road bridge's substructure.
• Hogback Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems - 1930s Aerial Imagery
• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
• The Muscatine Journal from Muscatine, Iowa on October 20, 1931 · 10 - Tuesday, October 20, 1931 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 Muc M Maii in Cedar County Corni Husking' Contest West Branch Woman Several Experts Church Society - Elects Officers Prisoners in Louisa County Jail Cutting Brush on Roads Veterans Given Culinary Tre

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