Gervais Street Bridge (2nd)

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BH Photo #339393

Overview: Lost Post through truss (?) bridge over Congaree River on Gervais Street
Location: Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina, and Richland County, South Carolina
Status: Replaced by a new bridge; Remains can be seen just north of the current structure
History: Built 1872; Replaced 1928
Builder: - Watson Manufacturing Co. of Paterson, New Jersey
Design: Post through truss (?)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +33.99623, -81.05016 (decimal degrees)
33°59'46" N, 81°03'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/495367/3761738 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Southwest Columbia
Inventory number: BH 60002 (Bridgehunter.com ID)