1908+1959+2018 Park Road Bridges over Iowa River in Iowa City, IA

1908 Truss: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter)

1959 Girder: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter)

2018 Arch: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Satellite)

Street View, Sep 2024

Mickie Lynn posted four photos with the comment: "Bridge over the Iowa River near City Park.  The river continues to rise. 😢— in Iowa City, IA."

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The first bridge at this crossing.

Public Domain via BridgeHunter

Note the streetcar and the flooding.

Used for Educational Purposes via BridgeHunter_1908

Photo provided by Alan Light via BridgeHunter_1908

Iowa City Press Citizen Collection 1945-08-25 Flickr via ArchivedBridgeHunter_1908

Bridge Hunter normally doesn't do stringer bridges. I guess they did the 1959 bridge because of this flood photo. The girders are covered up so I'm guessing it had steel girders.

Erin Sweeney Flickr via ArchivedBridgeHunter_1959
Iowa City Flood (Friday 6/13)

I presume Erin is talking about the 2008 Flood. I remember hearing about this flood in the news. Cedar Rapids was devastated by those rainstorms.

USACE

Seldom is a bridge replaced by a better-looking bridge. But it was in this case.

BridgeHunter_2018, cropped

BridgeHunter_2018, cropped

BridgeHunter_2018, cropped