Rating:
3 votes

Buffalo Road Bridge

Linn County, Iowa

Photos 

Buffalo Road Bridge

View of the east side

Photo taken by Dave King

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BH Photo #255687

Map 

Description 

Buffalo Road was the last remaining reminder of the old Buffalo Township which had a church named after it (torn down and built a Goodyear Tires). Now there is nothing left of the Buffalo Township.

Facts 

Overview
Concrete culvert bridge over Drainage on Buffalo Road
Location
New Buffalo, Linn County, Iowa
Status
Road is closed; bridge still there
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa
Design
Concrete culvert
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.03341, -91.70341   (decimal degrees)
42°02'00" N, 91°42'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/607324/4654298 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cedar Rapids North
Inventory number
BH 56505 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Cedar Rapids, Iowa (97)
Closed (2,722)
Culvert (1,396)
ISHC Standard Series C (52)
Iowa (6,622)
Iowa State Highway Commission (822)
Linn County, Iowa (241)
New Buffalo, Iowa (1)
Owned by city (5,757)

Update Log 

  • March 21, 2021: Updated by Dave King: Updated status: bridge is still there; added photo
  • September 30, 2019: Updated by Dave King: Bridge has been removed
  • June 17, 2013: Updated by Dave King: Updated status road closed to all traffic
  • June 7, 2013: Added by Dave King

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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