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City Park Bridge

Johnson County, Iowa

Photos 

Bridge in 1915

Photo taken by Frederick Wallace Kent. Photo provided by the University of Iowa Library; Used for educational purposes

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)

View this photo at 128.255.22.135

BH Photo #237687

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Iowa River on Park Road
Location
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1908, Replaced 1959
Builder
- Iowa Bridge Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
Railroads
- Iowa City Electric Railway
- Streetcar
Design
Parker through truss
Also called
Park Road Bridge (Oldest)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.67151, -91.53343   (decimal degrees)
41°40'17" N, 91°32'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/622082/4614344 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Iowa City West
Elevation
654 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 53196 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1908 (663)
Built during 1900s (6,815)
Iowa (6,191)
Iowa Bridge Co. (58)
Iowa City Electric Railway (1)
Iowa City, Iowa (46)
Iowa River (129)
Johnson County, Iowa (174)
Lally columns (299)
Lost (22,376)
Lost 1959 (67)
 Lost during 1950s (567)
Parker through truss (1,242)
Parker truss (1,611)
Pin-connected (3,697)
Rail-and-Road (359)
Railroad (14,380)
Replaced by new bridge (14,945)
Streetcar (250)
Through truss (14,075)
Truss (31,262)

Update Log 

  • February 24, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder + streetcar info
  • March 18, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added Replacement Date
  • August 16, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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