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Side view of the bridge

This was taken in the middle of the frozen Cedar River at temperatures of up to 10°F JS

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Cedar River on Main Street in Charles City
Location: Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1909 replacing a two-span through truss bridge built in the 1880s.
Design: Three-span closed-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 248.0 ft.
Deck width: 49.9 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.06577, -92.68029 (decimal degrees)
43°03'57" N, 92°40'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/526031/4768168 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Charles City
Inventory numbers: IA 1820 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13497 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2010): Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 59.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 6,000