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CR&M - Indian Creek Bridge

Linn County, Iowa

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #438070

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Indian Creek on Cedar Rapid & Marion Street Railway
Location
Marion, Linn County, Iowa
Status
Removed
History
Built 1905
Builder
- Bartlett & Kling Co. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Railroads
- Cedar Rapids & Marion Street Railway (CR&M)
- Streetcar
Design
3 50' spans Cantilevered concrete deck girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 150.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.03069, -91.61147   (decimal degrees)
42°01'50" N, 91°36'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/614940/4654116 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83277 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bartlett & Kling Co. (4)
Built 1905 (746)
Built during 1900s (6,553)
Cantilevered (305)
Cedar Rapids & Marion Street Railway (3)
Concrete girder (884)
Deck girder (4,861)
First of its kind (27)
Girder (8,716)
 Iowa (6,026)
Linn County, Iowa (224)
Lost (20,134)
Marion, Iowa (12)
Railroad (13,969)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,267)
Streetcar (241)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,457)

Update Log 

  • November 6, 2018: New photo from Luke
  • October 27, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added categories "First of its kind"

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