1877 Bertram Road Bridge near Cedar Rapids, IA, Wrecked While Relocated

(Bridge Hunter broke on Mar 22, 2023; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

At least they tried to save it.

safe_image for Bertram Bridge probably not salvageable after sustaining damage while being moved

It is a good thing I checked Historic Bridges for the location of this bridge. According to the index,  Linn county has several truss bridges, and I initially found the wrong one.

KCRG

Note that it was a tandem crane lift. I wonder if they inadvertently introduced a compressive lateral force on the bridge by not properly coordinating their slewing.

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"The builder of the Bertram Road Bridge was the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. Wrought Iron Bridge Company grew to become the largest pre-1900 bridge builder in the country, initially making their name by building bowstring truss bridges, but then leading the way in the transition to pin-connected trapezoidal truss bridges." [HistoricBridges] Historic Bridges describes the many truss details that were pioneered by this wrought iron bridge.

Satellite

Street View, Aug 2021

The yellow rectangle in the upper-right corner shows where the bridge was. The pin is provided by HistoricBridges for its estimated target location.