CRandIC - Iowa River Bridge (Cou Falls)

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Overview

Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Iowa River on Railroad

Location

Cou Falls, Johnson County, Iowa

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1904; Removed ca 1956 due to the construction of the Coralville Dam

Builder

- American Bridge Co. of New York

Railroad

- Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway (CIC; CRandIC)

Design

Pony plate girder

Dimensions

Total length: 750.0 ft.

Also called

CRandIC - Upper Interurban Bridge
Upper Interurban Bridge (Referred to by this name in a Iowa Geological Survey book.)

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.80491, -91.65520   (decimal degrees)
41°48'18" N, 91°39'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/611713/4628989 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Swisher

Inventory number

BH 55831 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• May 21, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• April 23, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added length
• October 15, 2014: New photo from Luke
• July 14, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added info
• March 18, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• CRandIC - Coralville Lake Bridge (Successor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems - 1930s Aerial Imagery
• Don's Depot - Image from 1953
• Railroad Gazette, Volume 35 - Book

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