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The Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Bridge The northwest face. This bridge was renamed and dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King on January 12, 2005. (Plaque shown below.) Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The North Approach The bridge runs on a Northeast-Southwest angle, as do many of the streets in Cedar Rapids. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The southeast side Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The southeast side As seen from the 16th Avenue Bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The northwest side As seen from an upriver railroad bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Historical Plaque This bridge was renamed and dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King on January 12, 2005. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Historical Plaque I particularly like the text of the second paragraph: "This beautiful bridge is a salute to the integrity of our forefathers, who built so many arches long ago, and it is still less expensive to build an arch in 1973 than any of the many other more conventional multiple girder structures that are so popular today." | The plaque goes on to talk about the "...sixty year old 16th Avenue arch bridge that was built in 1910..." that was replaced in 1988. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Historical Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Five-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on 12th Avenue in Cedar Rapids
- Location
- Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1974
- Design
- Open-spandrel arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 160.1 ft.
Total length: 800.2 ft.
Deck width: 54.1 ft.
- Also called
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Bridge (official name dedicated Jan. 12, 2005)
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.96759, -91.66147 (decimal degrees)
41°58'03" N, 91°39'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/610910/4647044 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Cedar Rapids South
- Inventory numbers
- IA 501030 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13858 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 04/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 70.6 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 9,800