Ames, Iowa

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13th Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost to flooding in 1918
Lost Truss bridge over Skunk River on 13th Street
Replaced by new bridge

16th Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1958; rehabilitated 1974; replaced 2007
Pony truss bridge over Skunk River on 16th Street in Ames
Replaced by a new bridge

6th Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1948
Girder bridge over Squaw Creek on 6th Street
Open to traffic

Ames & College Railway Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Squaw Creek on Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad (former Ames and College Railroad) in Ames
Replaced by new bridge

Brookside Park Suspension Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Destroyed by flooding in May, 2008, Replaced by a MOB in 2009
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Squaw Creek in Ames
Destroyed by flooding in May, 2008.

CNW Grand Avenue Overpass #2 (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1937; Removed ca. 1985
Lost pony plate girder bridge over Grand Avenue
Removed

CNW Stream Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Stream on Railroad
Removed but not replaced

College Creek Pony Truss (Story County, Iowa)
Replaced 1911
Lost Pony truss bridge on Welch Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Dinkey Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Demolished in 2010
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Squaw Creek on Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad (former Ames and College Railroad) in Ames
Demolished

Horse Tunnel (Story County, Iowa)
Tunnel under railroad on sidewalk on Iowa State University Campus
Open to pedestrians only

Lincoln Highway Skunk River (Old Channel) Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost to flooding in 1918
Lost Truss bridge over Skunk River (old channel) on Lincoln Highway
Destroyed by flood

Lincoln Highway Skunk River Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1920; moved to 150th Street over the Skunk River 1952.
Truss bridge over Skunk River on Lincoln Highway
Replaced by new bridge but relocated

Lincoln Highway Skunk River Bridge (Old) (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1908, Lost to flooding in 1918
Lost Through truss bridge over Skunk River on Lincoln Highway
Destroyed by flood

Lincoln Way Squaw Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1908, Lost 1918
Lost Arch bridge over Squaw Creek on West Lincoln Way (Lincoln Highway)
Destroyed by flood

Lincoln Way Squaw Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1921
Lost Girder bridge over Squaw Creek on West Lincoln Way (Lincoln Highway)
Replaced by new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1980
Steel stringer bridge over Grand Ave. (US69) on Main Street
Open to traffic

Skunk River Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1954; replaced 2005
Lost pony truss bridge over Skunk River on a local road in Ames
No longer exists

Skunk River Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1876; moved here 1916; rehabilitated 1974; abandoned 1990
Warren through truss bridge over Skunk River on a vacated road in Ames
Abandoned

Squaw Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1919
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Squaw Creek on Duff Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

Squaw Creek Footbridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built in 1907 by the Chicago & North Western Railway; Lost to flooding in 1918
Lost Truss bridge over Squaw Creek on footpath


Squaw Creek Park Trail Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Abandoned in 1984, converted to trail use, damaged by ice in 2009., damaged by floodwaters in 2010 & closed, Replaced in November 2012
Damaged Through Plate Girder bridge over Squaw Creek on Trail
Replaced by a MOB

Stange Road Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built in 1915 by prison laborers, Replaced in 1965
Lost Bridge over Squaw Creek on Stange Road
Replaced by new bridge

Stange Road Underpass (Older) (Story County, Iowa)
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Stange Road on Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

Union Drive College Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 2004
Concrete rigid frame bridge over College Creek on Union Drive on Iowa State University Campus
Open to traffic

UP 13th Street Overpass (Story County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 13th Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP 6th Street Overpass (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1938
Deck plate girder bridge over 6th Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Clear Creek Stone Arch (Story County, Iowa)
Stone culvert bridge over Clear Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Grand Avenue Overpass (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1937
Steel stringer bridge over Grand Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Haber Road Overpass (Story County, Iowa)
Concrete stringer bridge over Haber Road on Double track Union Pacific mainline on Iowa State University Campus
Open to traffic

UP Richards Creek Stone Arch (Story County, Iowa)
Stone arch bridge over Richards Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Skunk River Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Collapsed after the flood of 1993 moved a pier, Placed back on piers after pier was jacked back into place and supplementary concrete piers poured
Deck plate girder bridge on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Squaw Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1898 by Lassig Bridge & Iron Works replacing a pony truss bridge, one span replaced later
Deck girder bridge twin spans over Squaw Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Stange Road Underpass (Story County, Iowa)
Built in the 1960s
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Stange Road on Union Pacific Railroad on Iowa State University Campus
Open to traffic

Veekner Memorial Golf Course Low Water Crossing (Story County, Iowa)
Slab bridge over Squaw Creek on Golf Course Maintenance Road
Open to maintenance vehicles ONLY

Veekner Memorial Golf Course Pony Truss (Story County, Iowa)
Pony truss bridge over Squaw Creek on Golf Cart Path
Open to pedestrians

Veekner Memorial Golf Course Suspension Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1938,
Wire suspension bridge over Squaw Creek on Golf cart path
Open to pedestrians.

Welch Avenue College Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1911
Arch bridge over College Creek on Welch Avenue on Iowa State University Campus
Open to traffic