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First Avenue Bridge
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National Register of Historic Places

First Avenue Bridge

On the National Register since 199828 years
Concrete Open Spandrel ArchListed 1998Cedar Rapids
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About First Avenue Bridge

First Avenue Bridge, at US 151 over Cedar R., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1998. The Register lists it for its engineering, at the state level. It describes its style as Concrete Open Spandrel Arch, as it does for 6 other Iowa listings. It was listed as part of Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBridge in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 14 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

US 151 over Cedar R., Cedar Rapids · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1First Avenue BridgeStart here
  2. 2Highwater RockObject · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Hotel RooseveltGeorgian Revival · Built 1927 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Security BuildingBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Cedar Rapids Central Business District Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
Around it

15 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DWest Side Third Avenue SW. Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBPeople's Savings BankBuilding0.2 miBSinclair Building-Smulekoffs Furniture StoreBuilt 19010.2 miBCedar Rapids Milk Condensing CompanyBuilt 18870.3 miBGrant Vocational High SchoolBuilt 19150.3 miBCedar Rapids Central Fire StationBuilt 19180.3 miBHamilton Brothers BuildingRomanesque · Built 18990.3 miBParamount Theater BuildingDecorated Commercial0.3 miBCedar Rapids Post Office and Public BuildingRenaissance Revival0.3 miBIowa Wind Mill and Pump Company Office and WarehouseLate Victorian · Built 19020.4 miBSokol GymnasiumBuilt 19080.4 miBLattner Auditorium BuildingClassical0.4 miBIowa BuildingRenaissance Revival0.4 miDMay's Island Historic DistrictBeaux Arts0.4 miBEvans Manufacturing Company BuildingModern Movement0.5 mi

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Questions about First Avenue Bridge

Is First Avenue Bridge on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 15, 1998 (Register number 98000530).

Is First Avenue Bridge a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Amana Villages, 21.1 miles away.

Can you visit First Avenue Bridge?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of First Avenue Bridge?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 14 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75336915 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.