(2014) Making a Modern Highway: Transformation of Iowa Roadways in the Mid-Twentieth Century, 2014. Transportation, Department of
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Abstract
The booklet tells the history of the construction of the Iowa Highway 376 Bridge within the context of significant modernization and expansion of the highway system in Iowa in the 1950s. Curvy, narrow highways were widened and straightened and narrow iron truss bridges were replaced with more modern concrete and steel structures, changing the landscape of rural Iowa. Bridge engineer Herbert A Arthur, who designed the Iowa Highway 376 Bridge, was a prolific bridge engineer in the 1950s. This booklet serves to inform the public of this significant aspect of Iowa transportation history.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Keywords: | Iowa Highway 376 Bridge, Iowa Highway 376, Herbert A. Arthur, Highways, Bridges, Concrete bridges, Iowa, Rural highways, Highway bridges, slip form paving, Historic preservation, Sioux City, I-beam bridge |
| Subjects: | Transportation Transportation > Bridges and tunnels Transportation > Roads and highways Transportation > Design and Construction Transportation > History Transportation > Maintenance and preservation |
| ID Code: | 18918 |
| Deposited By: | Leighton Christiansen |
| Deposited On: | 20 Feb 2015 20:58 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Feb 2015 20:58 |
| URI: | https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/18918 |