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F Avenue Bridge
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B Ave Bridge
Original builders plaque from the bridge. Located at the History Center in Cedar Rapids. Viewable by asking at the library.
Photo taken by Dave King; Taken June 22, 2013
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BH Photo #257016
Description
This bridge was just north of where the I-380 bridge is now. F Avenue connected with B Avenue. The bridge replaced another bridge that was built at this spot in 1874. Bridge was removed after the completion of the 5-in-1 dam project. Original plaques are kept at the History Center in Cedar Rapids.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar Rapids on B/F Avenue
- Location
- Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
- Status
- Removed
- History
- Built 1914. Removed after completion of I-380 5-in-1 dam in 1978
- Builders
- - Hedrick & Cochrane of Kansas City, Missouri (Designer)
- John Wheeler Construction Co. of Geneva, Illinois (Contractor)
- Design
- Closed-spandrel arch
- Also called
- B Avenue Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.97924, -91.67350 (decimal degrees)
41°58'45" N, 91°40'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/609894/4648321 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Cedar Rapids South
- Inventory number
- BH 56703 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- June 22, 2013: Added by Dave King