Elmer J.C. Bealer of Cedar Valley, Iowa


Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Ely Road Bridge

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Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Ely Road Bridge

This historic stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Ely Road on the south side of Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa

Owner: Linn County Conservation

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1887

by

Elmer J.C. Bealer of Cedar Valley, Iowa

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
16' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Ely Road

Significance:

Moderate

Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Prairie Creek Bridge

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Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Prairie Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #949)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Prairie Creek alongside C Street on the south side of Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa

Owner: Linn County Conservation

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1899

by

Unknown and Elmer J.C. Bealer of Cedar Valley, Iowa

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
1-100' and 2-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek

Significance:

Local