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Cedar River Bridge

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Overview Looking Southwest

Nothing much has changed here since Bruce A. Harms took his photos in 1996.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2012

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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Cedar River on River Road/T42, Floyd vicinity
Location
Floyd County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1936
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa
Design
Designed by the Iowa State Highway Commission. The continuous steel girder of three spans maintains its original Art Deco railing.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 350.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.20679, -92.79281   (decimal degrees)
43°12'24" N, 92°47'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/516831/4783799 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Orchard
Inventory numbers
IA 155990 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 37327 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2011)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 53.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
70

Update Log 

  • October 21, 2012: New photo from J.R. Manning
  • September 26, 2012: Updated by Don Morrison: Corrected GPS coordinates
  • August 28, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

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