The makeover of a high-traffic Iowa City bridge is complete. The Gilbert Street Bridge reopened just before calendars flipped to 2025, ending a protracted construction project that began earlier ...

A car drives over the newly opened Gilbert Street Bridge after the completion of a more than $4 million project Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 in downtown Iowa City, Iowa.© Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press ...

The Gilbert Street Bridge, further down the road, was completely reconstructed last year, closing a main thoroughfare just southeast of downtown. The city will begin bid letting on Feb. 11.