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Waverly Bridge

Bremer County, Iowa

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Overview
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on Bremer Avenue
Location
Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1871; Replaced 1898-9
Builders
- John R. Price & Bros. (Substructure)
- King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland, Ohio (Iola Branch) [also known as King Bridge Co.]
Design
Bowstring through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.72565, -92.47064   (decimal degrees)
42°43'32" N, 92°28'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/543338/4730484 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84679 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,948)
Bowstring through truss (302)
Bowstring truss (606)
Bremer County, Iowa (56)
Built 1871 (125)
Built during 1870s (1,185)
Iowa (6,670)
John R. Price & Bros. (1)
King Bridge Co. (398)
King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co. (54)
 Lost (26,792)
Lost 1898 (20)
Lost during 1890s (170)
Pin-connected (4,141)
Relocated (984)
Replaced by new bridge (18,174)
Through truss (15,918)
Truss (34,188)
Waverly, Iowa (12)

Update Log 

  • January 13, 2020: Updated by Luke: Noted that bridge was fabricated at the short-lived Iola branch
  • March 17, 2019: Added by Luke

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