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Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Evansdale Bridge

Black Hawk County, Iowa

Photos 

Pre Flood/2007

Photo taken by John Riley

View this photo on Flickr

BH Photo #236163

Map 

Facts 

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
- 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)

Categories 

Arch (12,105)
Black Hawk County, Iowa (98)
Built 1912 (825)
Built during 1910s (9,644)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (124)
Cedar Valley Nature Trail (11)
Closed-spandrel arch (3,995)
Deck arch (11,343)
Evansdale, Iowa (1)
Gould Construction Co. (24)
Interurban (911)
Iowa (6,511)
Lost (24,769)
 Lost 2011 (492)
Lost during 2010s (3,286)
Melan arch (28)
Owned by city (5,404)
Rail-to-trail (1,544)
Railroad (15,438)
Replaced by new bridge (16,603)
Span length 500-1000 feet (388)
Thomas Edsall Rust (13)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)
Waterloo Railroad (19)
Waterloo, Cedar Falls, & Northern Railway (24)

Update Log 

  • February 14, 2021: New photo from Luke
  • 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

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