Photo 

Looking north

Photo taken by David Herman

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Three-span arch bridge over Iowa River on North/Eastbound IA 1 in Iowa City
Location
Johnson County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1915; rehabilitated 1986
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 114.2 ft.
Total length: 342.2 ft.
Deck width: 38.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.65765, -91.54152   (decimal degrees)
41°39'28" N, 91°32'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/621434/4612794 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Iowa City West
Inventory numbers
IA 31720 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13769 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2007)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 45.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
11,500

Categories 

Arch (7,665)
Built 1915 (697)
Built during 1910s (4,375)
Deck arch (6,749)
IA 1 (3)
Iowa (2,170)
Iowa River (15)
Johnson County, Iowa (25)
Open (21,979)
Open-spandrel arch (224)
Owned by city (1,996)
Span length 100-125 feet (2,303)
Structurally deficient (12,027)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,169)

Update Log 

  • June 2, 2006: Posted photo from David Herman

Sources 

  • David Herman