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Burlington Street Bowstring

Johnson County, Iowa

Photos 

Postcard

Photo provided by Hank Zaletel

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BH Photo #229154

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Iowa River on Burlington Street
Location
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1871, Replaced 1915.
Builder
- King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland, Ohio [also known as King Bridge Co.]
Design
Bowstring through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.65793, -91.54082   (decimal degrees)
41°39'29" N, 91°32'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/621492/4612826 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Iowa City West
Inventory number
BH 49247 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,635)
Bowstring through truss (367)
Bowstring truss (737)
Built 1871 (146)
Built during 1870s (1,502)
Iowa (6,868)
Iowa City, Iowa (78)
Iowa River (140)
Johnson County, Iowa (237)
King Bridge Co. (475)
 King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co. (63)
Lost (31,820)
Lost 1915 (80)
Lost during 1910s (830)
One-lane traffic (8,123)
Pin-connected (5,427)
Replaced by new bridge (21,705)
Through truss (19,037)
Truss (38,324)

Update Log 

  • December 19, 2021: Updated by Luke: Added builder and date
  • February 7, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 7, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • November 7, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Collapsed in 1863 due to a herd of cattle, but was placed back on piers
  • August 16, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • April 6, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • August 6, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date and corrected lost date
  • July 29, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: It's a bowstring!

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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