Waverly Rail Trail - Cedar River Bridge

Photos 

Overview

Taken from a nearby city park. JS

Photo taken by Jason Smith in December 2007

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BH Photo #113008

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Deck plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Waverly Rail Trail

Location

Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa

Status

Open to pedestrians

History

Built 1903; Converted to recreational trail 1997

Builder

- American Bridge Co. of New York

Railroads

- Cedar Valley Railroad (CVAR)
- Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW)
- Rail-to-trail

Design

Deck plate girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 505.0 ft.

Also called

CGW Cedar River Bridge
Rolling Prairie Trail - Cedar River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.72908, -92.46910   (decimal degrees)
42°43'45" N, 92°28'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/543462/4730866 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Waverly

Inventory number

BH 36368 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 13, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: New photos from John Marvig
• August 12, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Cedar Valley Railroad"
• August 12, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added Dimensions, Corrected # of Spans
• August 9, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected build date & added builder
• January 28, 2013: Photo imported by Luke Harden
• January 21, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Rail-to-trail"
• April 12, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated GPS and updated bridge data
• March 18, 2008: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• City of Waverly Rail Trail Website - History and information about the 7.5 mile Waverly Rail Trail
• Luke
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Image - CVAR Star Clipper Dinner Train

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