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Rating:
12875
{83}%
3 votes
18th Street Bridge
Black Hawk County
,
Iowa
Photos
Photo via Things We Remember About Waterloo, Iowa
View this photo at facebook.com
BH Photo #293650
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Overview
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Cedar River on West 18th Street in Waterloo
Location
Waterloo
,
Black Hawk County
,
Iowa
Status
Replaced
History
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1980; Demolished at 7:30AM on September 09, 2005
Builders
-
A. Olson Construction Co.
of Waterloo, Iowa (Contractor)
-
Iowa State Highway Commission
of Ames, Iowa (Design)
Design
Camelback through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 151.0 ft.
Total length: 758.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.48700
,
-92.32317
(decimal degrees)
42°29'13" N, 92°19'23" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/555624/4704071
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Waterloo South
Inventory numbers
IA 12110
(Iowa bridge number)
BH 12875
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
A. Olson Construction Co.
(22)
Black Hawk County, Iowa
(99)
Built 1931
(976)
Built during 1930s
(12,172)
Camelback truss
(414)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa)
(136)
ISHC Standard Series T
(197)
Iowa
(6,794)
Iowa State Highway Commission
(835)
Lost
(28,575)
Lost 2005
(455)
Lost during 2000s
(4,408)
Owned by city
(6,086)
Painted Kelly Green
(1)
Painted green
(160)
Replaced by new bridge
(19,437)
Span length 125-175 feet
(4,423)
Through truss
(16,839)
Total length 500-1000 feet
(3,066)
Truss
(35,529)
Waterloo, Iowa
(37)
Update Log
November 27, 2019: New photo from Luke
April 12, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added builder
July 8, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added truss type + corrected loss date
Sources
Flickr
- Image
Waterloo‑Cedar Falls Courier
- Article on demolition
Luke
The Courier from Waterloo, Iowa on March 27, 1932 ยท 19
- Article
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