Steel girder work on Bremer Ave Bridge 1899. The faint writing at the top of the photo says, "From the Toledo Bridge Co. Toledo Ohio." That company received the bid to build the new bridge for $15,990 in Jan 1899. The bid included all of the steel for the bridge but did not include the wood floor and joists upon which the floor would sit. That expense, as well as the cost to remodel the abutments at each end to accommodate a wider bridge would be paid by the county, and was expected to add $3,000 to the total cost. The new steel girder bridge would include four spans, each 93 feet in length, a roadway 24 feet wide, and two walks, each 8 feet wide. The company expected to build the bridge in 6 weeks.
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Steel girder work on Bremer Ave Bridge 1899. The faint writing at the top of the photo says, "From the Toledo Bridge Co. Toledo Ohio." That company received the bid to build the new bridge for $15,990 in Jan 1899. The bid included all of the steel for the bridge but did not include the wood floor and joists upon which the floor would sit. That expense, as well as the cost to remodel the abutments at each end to accommodate a wider bridge would be paid by the county, and was expected to add $3,000 to the total cost. The new steel girder bridge would include four spans, each 93 feet in length, a roadway 24 feet wide, and two walks, each 8 feet wide. The company expected to build the bridge in 6 weeks.
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 12A0037