Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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16th Avenue Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1910; Replaced 1969Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on 16th AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
16th Avenue Bridge (Oldest) (Linn County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on 16th AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
16th Avenue Viaduct (EB) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1984Steel stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad & Rockford Road SW on 16th Avenue SW (EB)Open to traffic
18th Street Culvert (Linn County, Iowa)
Concrete culvert bridge over Small stream on 18th Street SWReplaced by a new bridge
1st Avenue Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1920; reconstructed 1964Open-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on First Avenue (Business US 151/IA 922) in Cedar RapidsOpen to traffic
1st Avenue Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1885 ; replaced 1920Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on 1st AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
2nd Avenue Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1906 by the Marsh Bridge Co.; reconstructed 1965Open-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on Second Avenue in Cedar RapidsOpen to four lanes of one-way westbond traffic
30th Street Drive Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1910; Removed 1971Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Indian Creek on 30th Street DriveRemoved
3rd Avenue Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1912; Rehabilitated 1966Arch bridge over Cedar River on Third Avenue in Cedar RapidsOpen to traffic
3rd Avenue Bridge (Original) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1872, Replaced 1911Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on 3rd AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
76th Avenue Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
ReplacedLost Concrete culvert bridge over Small stream on 76th Avenue SWReplaced by a new bridge
80th Street Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1922; Replaced 1992Lost Pony truss bridge over Morgan Creek on 80th StreetReplaced by a new bridge
8th Avenue Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1987Haunched steel stringer bridge over Cedar River on 8th AvenueOpen to traffic
8th Avenue Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1872 at 3rd Avenue; Replaced and relocated to this spot in 1911; Replaced 1938Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on 8th AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
A Avenue Viaduct (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1901; Replaced 1974Lost Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on A AvenueRemoved but not replaced
Bertram Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1880's; rehabilitated 1987Rare Pratt variant (Hammond) through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Bertram Road in Cedar RapidsOpen to traffic
Bever Park Arch Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Stone arch bridge over Small Stream on WalkwayOpen to pedestrians only
Buffalo Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Removed 2019Lost concrete culvert bridge over Drainage on Buffalo RoadBridge has been taken out.
CN - Cedar Lake Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Timber stringer bridge over Cedar Lake on Railroad (CN)Open to traffic
CN - McCloud Run Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Timber stringer bridge over Drainage into McCloud Run on RailroadOpen to traffic
CNW - Cedar River Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1927Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Chicago & North Western RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
Cottage Grove Avenue WPA Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built by WPA in 1940Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Small Stream on Cottage Grove AvenueOpen to traffic
CRandIC - Cedar River Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1903 by the Pennsylvania Steel Co.; destroyed June 12, 2008, by floodingLost four span Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railroad in downtown Cedar RapidsDestroyed by flood
CRandIC - Indian Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1913; Removed ca. 1928Lost Bridge over Indian Creek on Cedar Rapids & Iowa City RailwayRemoved
CRandIC - Mays Island Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1904; Abandoned 1953; Removed 1966Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar River on CIC RailroadRemoved
CRandIC - Packinghouse Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1922; Abandoned in the 1980s; Partially destroyed by flooding in 2008Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Cedar Rapids & Iowa City RailwayPartially destroyed by flooding
CRandIC - Squaw Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1913; Abandoned ca. 1928Abandoned slab bridge over Squaw Creek on Cedar Rapids & Iowa City RailwayAbandoned
CRandIC/UP Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over UP Railroad on CRandIC RailroadOpen to traffic
Czech Village Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1989Stringer bridge over Cedar River on 16th Avenue in Cedar RapidsOpen to traffic
David W. King Ferry (Linn County, Iowa)
Licensed in 1840; Shut down 1857 when all bridges were openLost Ferry across Cedar RiverReplaced by a bridge
Ellis Park Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Concrete culvert bridge over Small Stream on Walking PathOpen to pedestrians only
Ellis Park Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Concrete culvert bridge over Drainage on Park RoadOpen to traffic
Ellis Park Footbridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1939Concrete culvert bridge over Small Stream on Pedestrian Pathway
Ellis Park Old Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Concrete culvert bridge over Small Stream on Ellis Park RoadOpen to pedestrians only
Ely Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Slab bridge over Unknown Stream on Ely Road SWOpen to traffic
F Avenue Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1914. Removed after completion of I-380 5-in-1 dam in 1978Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar Rapids on B/F AvenueRemoved
F Avenue Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1875; Replaced in 1914 by concrete archLost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on B/F AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
I-380 5-in-1 Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1979 as a multilevel bridge crossing the Cedar RiverStringer bridge over Cedar River on Interstate 380 and streetOpen to traffic
IANR - Cedar River Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1905; Deck plate girder added 1960; One 1905 through plate girder destroyed by derailment May 28th, 1970 and replaced with a timber trestle; Timber trestle replaced with a precast concrete trestle 2014Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar River on RailroadOpen to traffic
McCloud Run Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Replaced 2017Lost steel stringer bridge over McCloud Run on McCloud Place NEReplaced by a new bridge
MILW - Cedar River Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1905, widened in 1913, lost 1983Lost Warren Deck Truss bridge over Cedar River on Former Milwaukee RoadRemoved
MILW - Prairie Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek on Abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadAbandoned
MILW - Ushers Ferry Road Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed approx. 1980Lost Bridge over Ushers Ferry Road NE/former RI RR on former MILW RRRemoved but not replaced
MILW/IC Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Illinois Central Railroad & Waterloo Railroad on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadRemoved
MILW/RI Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)
Lost Slab bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadRemoved
Mt. Vernon Road Spiral Footbridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Reportedly built in the 1960sConcrete rigid frame bridge over Mt. Vernon Road on Pedestrian PathwayOpen to pedestrians only
Noelridge Park Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1959Through truss bridge over Small Stream on Pedestrian PathOpen to pedestrians only
Oak Creek Drive Arch Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1993Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Oak Creek on Oak Creek Drive NEOpen to traffic
Our Mother of Sorrows Grotto Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1929; Restoration 1980 & 2014Stone arch bridge over Pond on Walkway at Mount Mercy CollegeOpen to pedestrians only
Prairie Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1906; rehabilitated 1989Through truss bridge over Prairie Creek on Old Bridge Road in Cedar RapidsOpen to traffic
RI - Drainage Tube Culvert (Linn County, Iowa)
Built sometime between 1900-1909, abandoned 1976Abandoned concrete culvert bridge over Drainage on former Rock Island RailroadDerelict/abandoned 1976
RI - Hawthorne Drive Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1936; Road vacated by river ca 1964.Lost Timber stringer bridge over Hawthorne Drive on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadFilled in
RI - Packinghouse Bridge (Old) (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1898; Replaced 1922Lost Parker through truss bridge over Cedar River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
RI - Stone Culvert (Linn County, Iowa)
Abandoned stone culvert bridge over Small Stream on RI RailroadDerelict/abandoned
RI - Stone Culvert (Linn County, Iowa)
Abandoned stone culvert bridge over Small creek on RI RailroadDerelict/abandoned
RI/CNW Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadReplaced by a pedestrian truss
Rosedale Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1890Pratt through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Rosedale Road.Open to traffic
Twelfth Avenue Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1974Five-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on 12th Avenue in Cedar RapidsOpen to traffic
UP - Cedar River Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
1898; survived the Great Flood of 2008 with minor damagesPratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Chicago and Northwestern Railroad (now UPRR)Open to traffic
UP - Concrete Culvert (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1918Concrete culvert bridge over Unnamed Stream on UP RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Drainage Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Steel stringer bridge over Drainage on RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Drainage Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Concrete culvert bridge over Drainage on RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Drainage Bridge #2 (Linn County, Iowa)
Steel stringer bridge over Drainage on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - McCloud Run Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cold Stream on Railroad (UP)Open to traffic
UP - Prairie Creek Bridge #4 (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1906Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Small Stream Arch (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1905Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Small stream on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Stone Arch (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1901 during a double tracking projectBridge over Unnamed Stream on UPOpen to traffic