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US218 Floyd Bridge

Floyd County, Iowa

Photo 

Public Domain: Published 1923

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BH Photo #351339

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on US 218
Location
Floyd, Floyd County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1922; Replaced 1979
Builder
- Waterloo Construction Co. of Waterloo, Iowa
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 90.0 ft.
Total length: 260.0 ft.
Also called
US218 Cedar River Bridge (Floyd)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.13156, -92.73480   (decimal degrees)
43°07'54" N, 92°44'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/521569/4775458 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Floyd
Inventory number
BH 67763 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,662)
Built 1922 (743)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (136)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,261)
Concrete balustrade (885)
Deck arch (11,898)
Floyd County, Iowa (74)
Floyd, Iowa (1)
IA 40 (9)
Iowa (6,793)
 Lost (28,524)
Lost 1979 (100)
Lost during 1970s (946)
Red Ball Route (24)
Replaced by new bridge (19,400)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,654)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,511)
US 161 (9)
US 218 (19)
Waterloo Construction Co. (3)

Update Log 

  • April 8, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • April 7, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added photograph

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