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WCFN - Sans Souci Bridge

Black Hawk County, Iowa

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #284302

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on Railroad
Location
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1921, Replaced 1975
Builders
- George F. Scales of Waterloo, Iowa (Contractor)
- Thomas Edsall Rust of Saginaw, Michigan (Engineer)
Railroads
- Interurban
- Waterloo Railroad (WLO)
- Waterloo, Cedar Falls, & Northern Railway (WCFN)
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 74.0 ft.
Total length: 440.0 ft.
Deck width: 30.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.51075, -92.36521   (decimal degrees)
42°30'39" N, 92°21'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/552149/4706681 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Waterloo North
Inventory number
BH 53282 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,192)
Black Hawk County, Iowa (98)
Built 1912 (830)
Built during 1910s (9,683)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (124)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,044)
Deck arch (11,428)
George F. Scales (2)
Interurban (914)
Iowa (6,530)
Lost (25,054)
 Lost 1975 (84)
Lost during 1970s (795)
Railroad (15,615)
Replaced by new bridge (16,839)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,107)
Thomas Edsall Rust (13)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,257)
Waterloo Railroad (19)
Waterloo, Cedar Falls, & Northern Railway (24)
Waterloo, Iowa (37)

Update Log 

  • March 4, 2016: New photo from Luke
  • February 8, 2016: Updated by Luke: Corrected builder
  • August 1, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "Waterloo Railroad"
  • April 13, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date
  • March 11, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added lost date range
  • August 27, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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