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4th Street Bridge (1903)

Black Hawk County, Iowa

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1920

BH Photo #234095

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on 4th Street
Location
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1903; Replaced 1977
Builder
- Marsh Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
Railroads
- Interurban
- Waterloo, Cedar Falls, & Northern Railway (WCFN)
Design
Closed-spandrel Melan arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.49666, -92.33800   (decimal degrees)
42°29'48" N, 92°20'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/554397/4705134 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Waterloo South
Inventory number
BH 52737 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,662)
Black Hawk County, Iowa (99)
Built 1903 (625)
Built during 1900s (7,652)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (136)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,261)
Deck arch (11,898)
Interurban (1,000)
Iowa (6,794)
 Lost (28,575)
Lost 1977 (94)
Lost during 1970s (948)
Marsh Engineering Co. (44)
Rail-and-Road (397)
Railroad (16,464)
Replaced by new bridge (19,437)
Waterloo, Cedar Falls, & Northern Railway (24)
Waterloo, Iowa (37)

Update Log 

  • February 9, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 28, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 18, 2016: New photo from Dave King
  • July 24, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa)"
  • June 25, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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