McFarlane Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Bryan Wilkins

View this photo on Flickr

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on Cedar Valley Nature Trail

Location

Black Hawk County, Iowa

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1912

Builders

- Gould Construction Co. of Davenport, Iowa
- Thomas Edsall Rust of Saginaw, Michigan (Designer)

Design

Closed-spandrel arch

Dimensions

Total length: 700.0 ft.

Also called

McFarland Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.31554, -92.13380   (decimal degrees)
42°18'56" N, 92°08'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/571381/4685174 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

La Porte City

Inventory number

BH 52743 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 21, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Interurban"
• October 3, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Replacement is underway
• August 9, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Railroad"
• July 24, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa)"
• June 27, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
• June 25, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date

Sources 

• Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Flickr - Image
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