Photos
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The Northeast Span As seen from May's Island. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The Deck of the Northeast Span Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Historical Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Pedestrian Underpass There is an underpass below both spans of this bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Deck support from the top of the arch Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Parking structure below the May's Island deck Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The deck as seen from the pedestrian underpass Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The deck over the parking structure The building is the Linn County Courthouse. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The deck of the northeast span Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The southwest span As seen from the Second Avenue Bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Government Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Oblique view The northeast face of the southwest span. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Historical Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The deck of the southwest span Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The northeastern side of the southwest span Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Pedestrian Underpass of the southeast span Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Detail of support between deck and arch Note the Second Avenue Bridge and First Avenue Bridge in the distance. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The arch and deck as seen from the pedestrian underpass Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The Veterans Memorial Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The deck of the southwest span The building is the Linn County Courthouse. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Builder's Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Transition joint Transition from the southwest deck to the May's Island deck. The building is the Linn County Courthouse. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Arch bridge over Cedar River on Third Avenue in Cedar Rapids
- Location
- Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1912; rehabilitated 1966
- Design
- Arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 106.0 ft.
Total length: 660.1 ft.
Deck width: 71.9 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.97429, -91.67239 (decimal degrees)
41°58'27" N, 91°40'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/609994/4647773 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Cedar Rapids South
- Inventory numbers
- IA 1280 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13856 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 04/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 96.3 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 7,100
Update Log
- March 30, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated bridge data
- January 28, 2008: New photo from J.R. Manning