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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 [also known as Smith Bridge Co.]
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 (8,055)
Bremer County, Iowa (57)
Built 1899 (412)
Built during 1890s (3,104)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (136)
Continuous (2,552)
Girder (10,888)
Interurban (975)
Iowa (6,753)
Lost (27,267)
Lost 1950 (69)
 Lost during 1950s (800)
Plate girder (8,501)
Rail-and-Road (396)
Railroad (16,232)
Replaced by new bridge (18,508)
Smith Bridge Co. (100)
Through girder (4,068)
Toledo Bridge Co. (46)
Waterloo, Cedar Falls, & Northern Railway (24)
Waverly, Iowa (12)

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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