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Iowa Memorial Union Footbridge

Iowa Memorial Union Footbridge

ADDRESS
125 N Madison St, Iowa City, IA 52245
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Happenings

This bridge over the Iowa River connects the east and west University of Iowa campuses.

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Marilynne Robinson on the Iowa Memorial Union Bridge

Marilynne Robinson on the Iowa Memorial Union Pedestrian Bridge, Oct. 2012. From a Little Village article about an reading that Robinson would give at The Englert Theater.

 

Carlstein, Andres. “Marilynne Robinson Interview – Reading 10/24 at Englert Theatre.” Little Village, 23 Nov. 2013,  Link


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Mildred Wirt Benson Diving into the Iowa River

This image from the Iowa Women’s Archives at the University of Iowa shows Mildred Wirt Benson swan-diving into the Iowa River in Iowa City. The back of the photo reads “Mildred Augustine Benson diving into Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa in mid-1920’s.”