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CNW Cedar River Bridge

Linn County, Iowa
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Side view of the bridge

Photo taken in September 2010 by Jason Smith

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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Chicago and Northwestern Railroad (now UPRR)
Location
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
1898; survived the Great Flood of 2008 with minor damages; still serves traffic
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 155.0 ft.
Total length: 755.0 ft.
Also called
UP Cedar River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.98270, -91.67380   (decimal degrees)
41°58'58" N, 91°40'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/609863/4648706 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Cedar Rapids South
Inventory number
BH 46278 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,851)
6-panel truss (409)
Built 1898 (160)
Built during 1890s (1,560)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (44)
Chicago & North Western Railway (492)
Have street view (10,033)
Iowa (3,605)
Linn County, Iowa (129)
Open (28,453)
Owned by railroad (4,120)
 Pin-connected (1,568)
Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,687)
Railroad (4,220)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,966)
Through truss (9,250)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,819)
Truss (23,609)
Union Pacific Railroad (832)
Wooden deck (5,416)

Update Log 

  • December 28, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 1, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • February 17, 2011: New Street View added by Jason Smith
  • September 20, 2010: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • John Marvig - johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net

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