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The Northeast Span

As seen from May's Island.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The Deck of the Northeast Span

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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Historical Plaque

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Pedestrian Underpass

There is an underpass below both spans of this bridge.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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Deck support from the top of the arch

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Parking structure below the May's Island deck

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The deck as seen from the pedestrian underpass

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The deck over the parking structure

The building is the Linn County Courthouse.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The deck of the northeast span

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The southwest span

As seen from the Second Avenue Bridge.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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Government Plaque

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Oblique view

The northeast face of the southwest span.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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Historical Plaque

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The deck of the southwest span

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The northeastern side of the southwest span

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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Pedestrian Underpass of the southeast span

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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Detail of support between deck and arch

Note the Second Avenue Bridge and First Avenue Bridge in the distance.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The arch and deck as seen from the pedestrian underpass

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The Veterans Memorial

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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The deck of the southwest span

The building is the Linn County Courthouse.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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Builder's Plaque

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Transition joint

Transition from the southwest deck to the May's Island deck. The building is the Linn County Courthouse.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

Map

Vicinity Map

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Facts

Overview: Arch bridge over Cedar River on Third Avenue in Cedar Rapids
Location: Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1912; rehabilitated 1966
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 106.0 ft.
Total length: 660.1 ft.
Deck width: 71.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.97429, -91.67239 (decimal degrees)
41°58'27" N, 91°40'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/609994/4647773 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Cedar Rapids South
Inventory numbers: IA 1280 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13856 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 96.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 7,100

Update Log

March 30, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated bridge data
January 28, 2008: New photo from J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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