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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 (8,354)
Bremer County, Iowa (58)
Built 1899 (430)
Built during 1890s (3,191)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (136)
Continuous (2,629)
Girder (11,169)
Interurban (998)
Iowa (6,791)
Lost (28,439)
Lost 1950 (74)
 Lost during 1950s (860)
Plate girder (8,724)
Rail-and-Road (397)
Railroad (16,455)
Replaced by new bridge (19,341)
Smith Bridge Co. (111)
Through girder (4,189)
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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