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Overview: Through truss bridge over Cedar River on 3rd Street SE in Waverly
Location: Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1917; rehabilitated 1982
Builder: - Illinois Steel Bridge Co. of Jacksonville, Illinois
Design: Riveted Pratt through truss bridge with A-frame portal bracing and 45° heel strut bracing
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 121.0 ft.
Total length: 363.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.3 ft.
Also called: Brookwood Park Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.72064, -92.46681 (decimal degrees)
42°43'14" N, 92°28'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/543655/4729930 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Waverly
Inventory numbers: IA 12250 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 12918 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 22.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 3,130

3rd Street Bridge

Posted June 22, 2011, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

Any idea why "Harmon" street?

3rd Street Bridge

Posted June 22, 2011, by Jane (Downing) Ernst (janemernst [at] verizon [dot] net)

This was also called the Harmon Street Bridge.