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3rd Avenue Bridge (1872)

Linn County, Iowa

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #355252

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on 3rd Avenue
Location
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1872, Replaced 1911
Builders
- O'Hanlon & O'Horn (Substructure)
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Bowstring through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.97535, -91.67028   (decimal degrees)
41°58'31" N, 91°40'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/610168/4647894 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cedar Rapids South
Inventory number
BH 56198 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,934)
Bowstring through truss (303)
Bowstring truss (605)
Built 1872 (118)
Built during 1870s (1,184)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (98)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (130)
Iowa (6,670)
Linn County, Iowa (249)
Lost (26,744)
 Lost 1911 (46)
Lost during 1910s (575)
O'Hanlon & O'Horn (4)
Replaced by new bridge (18,143)
Through truss (15,893)
Truss (34,153)
Wooden deck (6,107)
Wrought Iron (409)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (406)

Update Log 

  • November 13, 2021: New photo from Luke
  • July 7, 2016: Updated by Luke: Corrected builder + added image
  • March 29, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Canton Bridge Co."
  • September 20, 2013: Updated by Tony Dillon: Changed description from Pratt to Bowstring
  • May 6, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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