Bridge Over Troubled Water

Flood waters from heavy rainfall rush downstream toward the Second Avenue bridge in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa on the morning of June 11, 2008. In this view looking southeast from the First Avenue bridge, the Second Avenue bridge spans the east bank of the Cedar River (left center) across to May's Island. Before work that Wednesday, I took this picture around 6:50 AM, then swung two blocks down to take several more from the Third Avenue bridge. The water level was 19.6 feet at this time and by noon the Third Avenue bridge was closed. The First, Second and Third avenue bridges would eventually be submerged from flood waters reaching an astounding 31.3 feet on Friday, June 13.