Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Linn County, Iowa

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10th Avenue Lincoln Highway Bridge
Pony truss bridge over UPRR on N. 10th Avenue in Mount Vernon
Open to pedestrians
Built 1915, Closed 1996, Restored 1997-1998

Abbe Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Abbe Creek on Abbe View Road
No longer exists
Built 1916; replaced 2003

Bertram Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Bertram Road in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic
Built 1876; rehabilitated 1987

Big Creek Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over Big Creek on Big Creek Road in Bertram
Open to traffic
Built 1929

Bloomington Road (Proclamation Lincoln Highway) Bridge
Through truss bridge over Big Creek on Bloomington Road, old Lincoln Highway
Open to traffic as of June, 2006
Built 1925

Buffalo Creek Bridge
Through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Linn-Dela Road
Unknown status
Built 1904; rehabilitated 1986

Burlingham Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Burlingham Road
Open to traffic
Built 1900

Burr Oaks Road Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Big Creek on Burr Oaks Road
No longer exists
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1993; replaced 2004

Cedar River Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Cedar River on IA 1
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1946; replaced 1992

Chain Lakes bridge
Two-span through truss bridge over Cedar River on Pedestrian trail over the Cedar River, 4 miles west of Hiawatha, IA in Palo
Open to pedestrians
Built 1884 by Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio

Crabapple Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Crabapple Creek on Radio Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1905; replaced 1995

CRANDIC Railroad Bridge
Lost four span Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railroad in downtown Cedar Rapids
Destroyed by flood
Built 1903 by the Pennsylvania Steel Co.; destroyed June 12, 2008, by flooding

Durow Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over Blue Creek on Durow Road
Open to traffic
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1989

East Otter Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over East Otter Creek on Roosevelt Street
No longer exists
Built 1924; replaced 1999

Elbow Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Elbow Creek on Yeisley Road
Unknown status
Built 1915

Ely Street Bridge
Through truss bridge over Big Creek on Ely Street in Bertram
Open to traffic
Built 1891

First Avenue Bridge
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on First Avenue (Business US 151/IA 922) in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic
Built 1920; reconstructed 1964

Fishel Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over East Otter Creek on Fishel Road
No longer exists
Built 1894; replaced 2004

Forest Edge Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over West Otter Creek on Forest Edge Road
No longer exists
Built 1895; rehabilitated 1991; replaced 2004

Gannon Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Gannon Creek on Yates Road
No longer exists
Built 1915; replaced 2001

Gannon Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Gannon Creek on Linn-Benton Road
No longer exists
Built 1917; replaced 2002

Heatons Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Heatons Creek on Game Club Road
No longer exists
Built 1943; replaced 1999

Heins Road Bridge
Pony truss bridge over East Blue Creek on Heins Road
Open to traffic
Built 1921

IANR Railroad Bridge
Stone arch bridge on the IANR Railroad in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic
Built 1887

Indian Creek Bridge
Lost concrete arch bridge over Indian Creek on Alburnett Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1925; replaced 2001

Indian Creek Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Artesian Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1889; replaced 1999

Midway Road Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over East Otter Creek on Midway Road
No longer exists

Nugents Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Nugents Road
Open to traffic
Built 1904; rehabilitated 1990

Otter Road Bridge
Pony truss bridge over West Otter Creek on Otter Road
Open to traffic
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1992

Prairie Creek Bridge
Through truss bridge over Prairie Creek on Old Bridge Road in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic
Built 1906; rehabilitated 1989

Red Bridge Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Red Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Rehabilitated 1988

Rosedale Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Rosedale Road in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1890

Second Avenue Bridge
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on Second Avenue in Cedar Rapids
Open to four lanes of one-way westbond traffic
Built 1906 by the Marsh Bridge Co.; reconstructed 1965

Seven Hills Road Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Waston Creek on Seven Hills Road
No longer exists
Built 1919; rehabilitated 1989; replaced 2004

Sixteenth Avenue Bridge
Stringer bridge over Cedar River on 16th Avenue in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic
Built 1989

Spring Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Spring Creek on Mc Clelland Road
No longer exists
Built 1915; replaced 2002

Sutton Road Bridge
Whipple through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Sutton Road near Paris
Open to traffic
Built 1879; rehabilitated 1987

Third Avenue Bridge
Arch bridge over Cedar River on Third Avenue in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic
Built 1912; rehabilitated 1966

Troy Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Dry Creek on Troy Road in Robins
No longer exists
Built ca. 1910; replaced 2004

Twelfth Avenue Bridge
Five-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on 12th Avenue in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic
Built 1974

Wapsipinicon River Bridge
Plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Matsell Park Road
Open to traffic
Built 1939

West Otter Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over West Otter Creek on Deal Road
Unknown status
Built 1917

Winslow Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Indian Creek on Winslow Road in Marion
No longer exists
Built 1925; replaced 2002