Sans Souci Bridge (Oldest)

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Facts 

Overview

Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on Lindale Avenue

Location

Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1872 at 4th Street; Relocated 1904; Replaced?

Builders

- Marsh Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa (Relocators)
- Ohio Bridge Co. of Cleveland
- William Rezner (Patented Design)

Design

Bowstring through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.51143, -92.36504   (decimal degrees)
42°30'41" N, 92°21'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/552162/4706757 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Waterloo North

Inventory number

BH 56030 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 2, 2016: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Rezner category.
• March 1, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• September 6, 2014: New photo from Luke
• April 14, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• Sans Souci Bridge (Old) (Successor)
• 4th Street Bridge (Oldest) (Parts reused from)

Sources 

• Luke
• Nathan Holth

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