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Bremer Avenue Bridge (Old)

Bremer County, Iowa

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #252748

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Bremer Avenue/Railroad (WCF&N)
Location
Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1899; Replaced 1950
Builder
- Toledo Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Railroads
- Interurban
- Waterloo, Cedar Falls, & Northern Railway (WCFN)
Design
Pony plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.72577, -92.47049   (decimal degrees)
42°43'33" N, 92°28'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/543351/4730498 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Waverly
Inventory number
BH 56023 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,568)
Bremer County, Iowa (54)
Built 1899 (397)
Built during 1890s (2,983)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (124)
Continuous (2,484)
Girder (10,243)
Interurban (911)
Iowa (6,509)
Lost (24,754)
 Lost 1950 (59)
Lost during 1950s (678)
Plate girder (7,931)
Rail-and-Road (377)
Railroad (15,433)
Replaced by new bridge (16,595)
Through girder (3,812)
Toledo Bridge Co. (35)
Waterloo, Cedar Falls, & Northern Railway (24)
Waverly, Iowa (11)

Update Log 

  • March 17, 2019: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • July 13, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • June 19, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date
  • April 14, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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