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Evansdale Bridge

Black Hawk County, Iowa
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Pre Flood/2007

Photo taken by John Riley

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Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on Path
Location
Evansdale, Black Hawk County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1912; Converted for trail use in 1984; Replaced 2011
Builders
- Gould Construction Co. of Davenport, Iowa
- Thomas Edsall Rust of Saginaw, Michigan
Design
Melan arch
Also called
Elk Run Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.45866, -92.28264   (decimal degrees)
42°27'31" N, 92°16'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/558981/4700952 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Waterloo South
Inventory number
BH 52741 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (9,419)
Black Hawk County, Iowa (47)
Built 1912 (524)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (80)
Cedar Valley Nature Trail (6)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,759)
Deck arch (8,700)
Evansdale, Iowa (1)
Gould Construction Co. (2)
Interurban (122)
 Iowa (3,506)
Lost (10,366)
Lost 2011 (254)
Lost during 2010s (682)
Melan arch (12)
Owned by city (3,051)
Rail-to-trail (494)
Railroad (4,075)
Replaced by new bridge (7,137)
Thomas Edsall Rust (7)
Waterloo, Cedar Falls, & Northern Railway (11)

Update Log 

  • April 13, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added builders
  • October 21, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Interurban"
  • September 20, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added link to an image of the bridge in use by the railroad
  • August 27, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added historical name in alt names section
  • August 9, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Railroad"
  • July 26, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • July 24, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa)"
  • June 25, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build & lost dates

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