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CrandIC - Mays Island Bridge

Linn County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo provided by Hank Zaletel

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)

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BH Photo #257262

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway
Location
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Status
Removed
History
Built 1904; Abandoned 1953; Removed 1966
Builders
- Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. of Chicago, Illinois
- E.H. Jayne & Co. of Iowa City (Substructure)
Railroads
- Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway (CRandIC; CR⁣ CIC)
- Interurban
Design
Pony plate girder
Also called
CrandIC - 4th Avenue Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.97431, -91.66882   (decimal degrees)
41°58'28" N, 91°40'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/610290/4647781 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cedar Rapids South
Inventory number
BH 56720 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (17,489)
Built 1904 (629)
Built during 1900s (7,989)
Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway (38)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (100)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (136)
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. (32)
E.H. Jayne & Co. (4)
Girder (11,783)
Interurban (1,086)
 Iowa (6,910)
Linn County, Iowa (253)
Lost (32,321)
Lost 1966 (102)
Lost during 1960s (1,150)
Plate girder (9,289)
Railroad (17,179)
Steel stringer (6,968)
Through girder (4,428)

Update Log 

  • March 8, 2020: New photos from Luke
  • January 26, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • January 1, 2018: New photo from Luke
  • May 21, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • March 1, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added build/loss dates + alt name
  • June 23, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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