Lover's Leap Bridge

Photos

View to the west

Overview of the span

Photo taken by Fmiser

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

BH Photo #193244

Swinging bridge with four steel/iron cables. Lower cables support the deck, upper cables are hand rails and have railing fencing attached.

Park bench and information signs are at the east portal, located 2 blocks south of Highway 92 on 3rd street.

Overview: Swinging Pedestrian bridge
Location: Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: First built in 1886, replaced in 1904 with a 160 ft span, current 262 ft span built in 1922
Design: Swinging. Wooden decking, steel or iron cable supports
Dimensions: Total length: 262.0 ft.
Deck width: 4.0 ft.
Also called: Swinging Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.27778, -91.36348 (decimal degrees)
41°16'40" N, 91°21'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/637057/4570885 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Columbus Junction
Elevation: 670 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 47975 (Bridgehunter.com ID)