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Oblique view

Photos taken October 2005 by Jason and Birgit Smith

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Side view

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South end

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North end

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Deck view

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South tower

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Overhead bracing

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Underneath

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Historic marker

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Side view in black and white

This was photographed from the frozen Cedar River

Photo taken in December, 2007 by Jason and Birgit Smith

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Oblique view

Photo taken in December, 2007 by Jason and Birgit Smith

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South tower

Photo taken in December, 2007 by Jason and Birgit Smith

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Oblique view

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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Close-up

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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Inside the bridge at the north tower

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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Walking on the bridge

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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North approach with height comparison

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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View of the frozen river

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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Looking north

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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South tower

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Side view

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Facts

Overview: Suspension bridge over Cedar River on a pedestrian trail at the end of Clark Street in Charles City
Location: Floyd County, Iowa
Status: Destroyed by flash flood
History: Built 1906; destroyed by flash flooding on June 8, 2008
Design: Wire suspension
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 30, 1989
Also called: Clark Street Suspension Bridge
Land survey: T. 95 N., R. 16 W., Sec. 1 (St. Charles Township)
Inventory number: BH 13498 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

June 9, 2008: Changed status to reflect destruction by flash flood
March 31, 2008: New photos from Jason Smith
March 27, 2008: New photos from Jason Smith
January 23, 2006: Posted photos from Jason Smith

Sources

Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
Historic Bridges of Iowa
James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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Charles City Suspension Bridge

Posted June 9, 2008, by Sandy (sandinmyears [ at ] yahoo [ dot ] com)

Here's a link to the story at the Charles City Press Website:

http://www.charlescitypress.com/articles/2008/06/09/news/news02.txt

Charles City Suspension Bridge

Posted June 9, 2008, by Raquel (navarove [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge is no longer there it got swept away in the flood today. The Des Moines Register has an article about it on there website.

Charles City Suspension Bridge

Posted June 9, 2008, by Barb Graham (lgraham76 [at] charter [dot] net)

Today is a sad day. Due to the flooding in Charles City the bridge has been swept away. Another piece of our history gone. I love the pictures though.