Benton Street Bridge was a historically important bridge designed by Edward L. Ashton. It crossed the Iowa River in Iowa City.[1] In 1989 it was demolished and replaced with a modern highway bridge. A historical marker nearby describes the old bridge.
Benton Street Bridge | |
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 Benton Street Bridge in Iowa City crossing from the west bank of the Iowa River, looking northeast | |
| Coordinates | 41°39′02″N 91°32′20″W / 41.6506°N 91.539°W |
| Crosses | Iowa River |
| Locale | Iowa City, Iowa |
| History | |
| Designer | Edward L. Ashton |
| Construction end | 1949 |
| Closed | 1989 (demolished) |
| Location | |
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Ned Ashton was a professor of civil engineering at the University of Iowa from 1943 to 1957 and has been called "the most distinguished bridge engineer in the history of Iowa." He designed several bridges over the Mississippi River, and was a pioneer in the design of welded plate girder bridges.[1][2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Hess, Jeffrey A.; Hybben, Robert (October 1989). "Benton Street Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Edward L. Ashton". Archived from the original on 2011-01-02. In 2007, Aston was inducted into the University of Iowa "Legacy of Engineering". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
- ^ Kallee, Stephan. "Benton Street Bridge in Iowa: The First All-welded Steel Bridge in Iowa, and One of the First in the USA". Retrieved January 9, 2021.
External links
edit- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-30, "Benton Street Bridge, Spanning Iowa River at Benton Street, Iowa City, Johnson County, IA", 46 photos, 71 data pages, 4 photo caption pages
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