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Gervais Street Bridge, Gervais Street spanning Congaree River, Columbia

Gervais Street Bridge, Gervais Street spanning Congaree River, Columbia, Richland County, SC. Surveyed as HAER SC,40-COLUM,19-, with a 181-word written history.

From the record

“One of four open spandrel arch bridges, the Gervais Street Bridge represents an early use of reinforced concrete for bridge construction in South Carolina.”

Written record, HAER SC,40-COLUM,19- survey. Machine-read text.

Surveyed by the federal HAER program as HAER SC,40-COLUM,19- · the record runs 181 words · one of 36 surveyed structures published for this county.

Sources: the survey record at the Library of Congress

Significance

110 words

The headings the report itself prints. Each one jumps to where it begins.

Source document Quoted word for word from HAER SC,40-COLUM,19-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.

One of four open spandrel arch bridges, the Gervais Street Bridge represents an early use of reinforced concrete for bridge construction in South Carolina. Its cast iron pedestals and lamps were designed by the United States Treasury Department and features the palmetto and crescent design from the state flag. Source of Information: National Register of Historic Places November 25, Compilers: Nancy B. Pittenger and J. Tracy Power South Carolina Department of Archives and History May 2t ADDENDUM TO HAER No.

Gervais Street Bridge

Gervais Street spanning Congaree River Columbia Richland County South Carolina XEROGRAPHIC COPIES OF COLOR TRANSPARENCIES HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington,

In context

Columbia, South Carolina The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town.
Richland County, South Carolina 110 topographic sheets across the county.
Library of Congress record The original filed report as the survey filed it.

Also surveyed in Columbia

24 of 27 records shown

The federal surveyors worked through Columbia building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.

SheetStructure SurveyReport
Ainsley Hall MansionHABS SC,40-COLUM,3-6,575 words
South Carolina State HouseHABS SC,40-COLUM,9-6,142 words
Lunatic AsylumHABS SC,40-COLUM,7-3,500 words
South Carolina Memorial GardenHALS SC-92,379 words
Fort JacksonHABS SC,40-COLUM.V,2A-1,689 words
Crawford-Clarkson HouseHABS SC,40-COLUM,4-1,611 words
DeBruhl-Marshall HouseHABS SC,40-COLUM,1-1,064 words
Central National BankHABS SC,40-COLUM,8-1,058 words
First Baptist ChurchHABS SC,40-COLUM,5-1,054 words
Fort JacksonHABS SC,40-COLUM.V,2B-906 words
Fort JacksonHABS SC,40-COLUM.V,2C-866 words
Governor's MansionHALS SC-10815 words
Millwood (Ruins)HABS SC,40-COLUM.V,1-582 words
Richard O'NealHABS SC,40-COLUM,6-491 words
Ensor-Keenan Barn & Carriage HouseHABS SC,40-COLUM,11A-388 words
University of South CarolinaHABS SC,40-COLUM,2A-373 words
Allen UniversityHABS SC,40-COLUM,10A-334 words
Columbia Canal & Power PlantHAER SC,40-COLUM,18-299 words
Consolidated BuildingHABS SC,40-COLUM,15-261 words
First Presbyterian ChurchHABS SC,40-COLUM,12-258 words
Fisher-Bachman HouseHABS SC,40-COLUM,13-251 words
Greyhound Bus StationHABS SC,40-COLUM,16-249 words
Trinity Episcopal ChurchHABS SC,40-COLUM,14-220 words
Palmetto BuildingHABS SC,40-COLUM,17-218 words

Provenance

  • Written history. Quoted verbatim from HAER SC,40-COLUM,19-. United States federal work, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Text capture. Machine-read from the scanned typescript filed with the survey, so spelling and spacing follow the original page.
  • How this page is made. Documentary passages are quoted from the linked federal record; page labels and counts are clearly marked as site presentation or calculations.