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CeMar Trail - Indian Creek Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Deck plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on CeMar Trail
- Location
- Marion, Linn County, Iowa
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- Future prospects
- https://www.thegazette.com/news/marion-opens-new-pedestrian-...
- History
- Built 1915; Substructure rebuilt 2021 for trail use reusing orignal girders
- Builder
- - Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Railroads
- - Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Design
- Deck plate girder
- Dimensions
-
Length of largest span: 90.0 ft.
Total length: 305.0 ft.
- Also called
- MILW Bridge #Z-798
MILW - Indian Creek Bridge - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.03312, -91.61201 (decimal degrees)
42°01'59" N, 91°36'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/614891/4654384 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Marion
- Inventory number
- BH 53722 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- December 25, 2021: Updated by Luke: Changed name to reflect trail use.
- September 1, 2021: Updated by Luke: Edited entry to reflect that the substructure was replaced and that the original girders exist, meaning the structure was not actually "lost".
- September 1, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: bridge has been rebuilt using the original girders but new substructures
- May 27, 2021: New photo from Luke
- May 27, 2021: New Street View added by Dave King
- May 2, 2021: Updated by Dave King: Updated status; replaced
- April 4, 2021: New photos from Dave King
- April 2, 2021: Updated by Dave King: Updated status: Bridge being taken down
- May 31, 2020: Updated by Luke: Bridge will not be reused as part of trail; Bridge will be demolished and replaced
- July 28, 2015: New photos from Dave King
- August 14, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
- August 13, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date and dimensions
- October 4, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
- October 2, 2012: Added by Luke Harden
Related Bridges
- TC&W - Carver Creek Bridge (Same design)
- MILW - Indian Creek Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)
Sources
- Luke
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
Comments
MILW - Indian Creek Bridge
https://www.cityofmarion.org/Home/Components/News/News/6307/...
Bridge will be demolished in the coming weeks. From what I understand, the girders will be reused somehow on the new bridge (probably as decorations?), and the center pier will be retained for the new bridge. The old abutments will be demolished.
MILW Indian Creek Bridge
This bridge is almost EXACTLY like another Milwaukee Road one in Carver County, Minnesota. Only this one still has the parallel track...
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I’ve thought this is a cool project. Unfortunate that they didn’t reuse the bridge as is (“we couldn’t find plans so we didn’t know what we were dealing with”), but reusing the steel is a good alternative. However, it’s worth noting that the original bridge wasn’t in awful condition, and I’ve seen much worse end up on trails.