Photos
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Rosedale Road Bridge Spans Indian Creek just north of Mt. Vernon Road in Southeast Cedar Rapids, IA Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in August 2007 |
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Looking South from Rosedale Road This bridge is quite an attraction to come upon when walking on the Indian Creek Nature Trail. Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in August 2007 |
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Country Road Rosedale Road approaching the bridge from the North. Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in August 2007 |
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Winter 2008 It's still there after the flood. Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in December 2008 |
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The Test of Time Compared to today's standards, the 1890 construction is holding up well. Note the debris left where the 2008 flood washed completly over the deck. Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in December 2008 |
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Indian Creek Flows Under Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in December 2008 |
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Deck as Seen From The North Approach Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in December 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Rosedale Road in Cedar Rapids
- Location
- Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built ca. 1890
- Design
- Through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 88.9 ft.
Total length: 105.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.98721, -91.57864 (decimal degrees)
41°59'14" N, 91°34'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/617738/4649333 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 83 N., R. 06 W., Sec. 20
- USGS topographic map
- Bertram
- Inventory numbers
- IA 220750 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13851 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 05/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.2 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
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