F Avenue Bridge

Photos

Cedar Rapids Gazette December 31, 1972 (Part 1)

Photo taken by Rob Smith

BH Photo #475616

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Big Bear Creek on F Avenue
Location: Iowa County, Iowa
Status: Destroyed by collision
History: Built 1911; Collapsed September 28th, 1972 after the bridge was struck by the upright bed of a county-owned dump truck.
Design: Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.74684, -92.20156 (decimal degrees)
41°44'49" N, 92°12'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/566386/4621976 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 89875 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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