IOWA CITY — About midway between Iowa City and West Branch on Lower West Branch Road SE, just south of Interstate 80, a crew of bridge contractors carefully lowered three large sections of steel and wood into place.Spanning Wapsinonoc Creek, the bridge is not a traditional structure of timber, steel or concrete, but rather three retired railcars placed side-by-side.Recycling beds of railcars into a bridge is not new to Iowa, but Ed Bartels, assistant Johnson County engineer, said it’s a brand-new venture for the county.“For us, this is definitely a unique project.
A New Kind Of Bridge For Johnson County
Mitchell Schmidt, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Fri, 05/26/2017 - 12:39pm
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