City Park Bridge

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 

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

Related Bridges 

• Park Road Bridge (1959) (Successor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems - 1930s Aerial Imagery
• State Historical Society of Iowa's Flickr - 1946 Re-decking

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