The Sutliff Bridge is gone. I cannot believe it, but the eastern portion of the Sutliff Bridge washed away and the other 2 sections are under almost 2 feet of water.  Go to Kcrg.com and do a search for “sutliff bridge” to find pictures. It’s unbelievable.

The Coralville Reservoir crested during the night at 717 feet, lower than projected.  But the outflor is still very high and while the IOwa River is projected to crest lower than they thought, it will still be higher than currently.

The University abandoned its Arts Campus (Hancher Auditorium, etc.) in favor of trying to save the power plant.  19 buildings are flooded, including 2 dorms.

The Coralville strip was under 5 feet of water yesterday and all road service between East and West Iowa City was being restricted to one bridge.  Residents were being told to stay on their side of the city.

The University told all non-patient care employees to stay home.  And for staff involved in patient care at the hospital, if you were stranded with no way to get in (roads closed, etc.) they were willing to bring you in by helicopter AirCare or a National Guard blackhawk helicopter.

For complete information and some amazing pictures, go to:

www.press-citizen.com  and www.kcrg.com (KCRG in downtown Cedar Rapids is still streaming live 24 hours on their website and are running on generators.  It’s a testament to their determination to get the news out. They’re operating on no teleprompters, very low light conditions, basically handing a camera to anyone who can hold one to go out and get footage and bring it back).

PLEASE - the national news is not covering Iowa City/Coralville (as of yet anyway), so if you want to see any of this, you must go to these local websites.