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Benton Street Bridge

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Crosses
  
Iowa River

Closed
  
1989 (demolished)

Locale
  
Iowa City

Designer
  
Edward L. Ashton

Body of water
  
Iowa River

Construction end
  
1949

Benton street bridge getting fixed up


Benton Street Bridge was a historically important bridge designed by Edward L. Ashton. It crossed the Iowa River in Iowa City. In 1989 it was demolished and replaced with a modern highway bridge. A historical marker nearby describes the old bridge.

Ned Ashton has been called "the most distinguished bridge engineer in the history of Iowa and was a professor of civil engineering at the University of Iowa from 1943 to 1957. He designed several bridges over the Mississippi River, and was a pioneer in the design of welded plate girder bridges.

References

Benton Street Bridge Wikipedia