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Pre Flood/2007

Photo taken by John Riley

BH Photo #236163

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 (Engineer)
Railroads: - Interurban
- Rail-to-trail
- Waterloo Railroad (WLO)
- Waterloo, Cedar Falls, & Northern Railway (WCFN)
Design: Melan arch
Dimensions: Span length: 510.0 ft.
Total length: 510.0 ft.
Also called: WCFN - Evansdale Bridge
Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Elk Run Bridge
WCFN - 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)
Quadrangle map:: Waterloo South
Inventory number: BH 52741 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

October 27, 2015: New photos from Luke
March 14, 2014: New photo from Luke Harden
August 1, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "Waterloo Railroad"
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