National Steel Bridge Alliance

Iowa Falls Bridge

Prize Bridge Information

  • Year Awarded: 2014
  • Year Completed: 2011
  • Location: Iowa Fall, IA
  • Award Class: Long Span
  • Designer/EOR: HDR, Inc.
  • Fabricator: PDM Bridge, LLC
  • Owner: Iowa Department of Transportation
  • General Contractor: Cramer and Associates

Structure Information

  • Structure Type: Suspension
  • Coating System: Weathering Steel
  • Span Length (ft): 289
  • Structure Length (ft): 294
  • Average Deck Width (ft): 64
  • Steel Weight/Deck Area (lb/ft²): 89.3
  • Amount of Steel (tons): 834.6
  • Cost: $12.8 million