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The northeast span

The first of two spans that carry Second Avenue across the Cedar River. The large building is the Veteran's Memorial on May's Island. (May's Island is often referred to as "Government Island because it is the location of the courthouse.)

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The Builder's Plaque

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The Deck of the Northeast Span

Looking southwest to May's Island. The large building is the Veteran's Memorial.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The Deck of the Northeast Span

Looking northeast.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The northwest face of the northeast span

As seen from May's Island.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The northwest face of the northeast span

As seen from the parking lot of the Federal Courthouse.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The southwest span plaque

Marks the rebuild of the bridge in 1965.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The southeast face of the southwest span

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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The southwest span

As seen from the First Avenue Bridge on May's Island.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The southwest span

As seen from the southwest end of the Third Avenue bridge. The large building is the Veteran's Memorial on May's Island.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

Map

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts

Overview: Open-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on Second Avenue in Cedar Rapids
Location: Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Status: Open to four lanes of one-way westbond traffic
History: Built 1906 by the Marsh Bridge Co.; reconstructed 1965
Builders: - Marsh Bridge Co.
- Marsh Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 83.0 ft.
Total length: 670.3 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.97549, -91.67231 (decimal degrees)
41°58'32" N, 91°40'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: IA 1300 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13852 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2005): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 95.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 5,800

Update Log

March 30, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated bridge data
January 28, 2008: New photo from J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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