CN - Cedar River Bridge

Photos 

Looking North

Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in January 2009

Enlarge

BH Photo #131512

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Canadian National Railway in Cedar Falls

Location

Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1899

Builder

- American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

Railroads

- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Iowa Northern Railway (IANR)

Design

Three span Pratt through truss rail bridge over the Cedar River in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 148.0 ft.
Total length: 444.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.53950, -92.44580   (decimal degrees)
42°32'22" N, 92°26'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/545507/4709827 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Cedar Falls

Inventory number

BH 38492 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 6, 2022: New photo from Tim Courtney
• September 12, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• October 7, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
• May 31, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
• August 2, 2015: New photos from Dave King
• February 21, 2014: New photo from Jack Schmidt
• November 1, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• August 16, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added Builder
• August 13, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
• December 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
• December 10, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date.
• April 7, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad", "Illinois Central Railroad"
• March 12, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
• March 10, 2012: Updated by Owen McCormick: Added category "Canadian National Railway"
• December 5, 2010: New photos from J.R. Manning
• April 11, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added GPS and Street View
• January 9, 2009: Added by Quinn Phelan

Related Bridges 

• IC - Cedar River Covered Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Quinn Phelan - qphelan [at] earthlink [dot] net
• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Owen McCormick
• Luke
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• John Marvig Railroad Bridge Photogaphy
• Geoff Hubbs

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