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Post-flooding

Photo taken and submitted by Patrick

Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Railroad
Location: Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Status: Partially destroyed by flooding
History: Built ca. 1905, abandoned in the 1980s, parts lost to flooding in 2008
Design: 7 - 90' Deck plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 90.0 ft.
Total length: 630.0 ft.
Also called: BCR&N - Cedar River Bridge
Rock Island Bridge #692
RI - Cedar River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.96698, -91.65017 (decimal degrees)
41°58'01" N, 91°39'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/611848/4646991 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Cedar Rapids South
Inventory number: BH 51932 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

January 6, 2014: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added info from RI track chart
November 19, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
August 14, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
August 13, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added probable build date and dimensions
July 8, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
July 7, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Updated status, spans lost in flooding, presumably 2008
April 3, 2012: Added by Jason Smith

Czech Village RR Bridge

Posted July 8, 2012, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

Thanks for your photograph.

Czech Village RR Bridge

Posted July 8, 2012, by Patrick (patrsull [at] yahoo [dot] com)

July 7 2012 photo of the remains of this bridge