Gervais Street Bridge (1872)

Photos 

Photo provided by the Richland Library

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Map 

Street View 

Facts 

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 (?)

Also called

Jefferson Davis Highway Bridge

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)

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 26, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• August 1, 2022: New Street View added by Stewart Edwin Beitler
• April 13, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• March 2, 2021: Updated by Charles Wooster: Updated builder and date built
• January 25, 2016: New photo from Andrew Penik
• October 14, 2015: New photos from Luke
• March 1, 2014: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges 

• Gervais Street Bridge (1927) (Successor)
• Gervais Street Bridge (1827) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Luke
• Charles Wooster - cwooster [at] aol [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs
• Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com

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