Herbert Hoover Nature Trail

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More commonly referred to as either just the "Hoover Nature Trail" or the "Hoover Trail"

Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Hoosier Creek Tributary Stone Culvert (Linn County, Iowa)
Built 1890
Stone arch bridge over Hoosier Creek Tributary on Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Hoover Trail - Honey Creek Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Abandoned bridge over Honey Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Abandoned

Hoover Trail - Hoosier Creek Tributary Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Bridge over Hoosier Creek Tributary on Hoover Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Hoover Trail - Jordan Creek Tributary Rail-Top Culvert (Johnson County, Iowa)
Abandoned bridge over Jordan Creek Tributary on Hoover Trail
Abandoned

Hoover Trail - Morning Sun Stone Arch (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1886
Abandoned Stone Arch Bridge over 40th Street and Unamed Branch of Honey Creek on Hoover Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Hoover Trail - Rapid Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Rapid Creek on Herbert Hoover Nature Traill
Open to pedestrians only

Hoover Trail - Unnamed Branch of Honey Creek Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Moved here after 1980; Trail section opened 1990
Pony truss bridge over Unamed Branch of Honey Creek on the Hoover Trail.
Open to pedestrians only

Hoover Trail - West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek Bridge #1 (Cedar County, Iowa)
timber stringer bridge over West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek on Herbert Hoover Nature Trail
Replaced by a new bridge

Hoover Trail - West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek Bridge #2 (Cedar County, Iowa)
Trestle bridge over West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek on Herbert Hoover Nature Trail
Replaced by a MOB

Hoover Trail - West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek Bridge #3 (Cedar County, Iowa)
Timber stringer bridge over West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek on Herbert Hoover Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Hoover Trail - West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek Tributary Culvert #1 (Cedar County, Iowa)
Concrete & Pipe Culvert over West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek Tributary on Hoover Trail
Open to pedestrians only; East half demolished

Hoover Trail - West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek Tributary Culvert #2 (Cedar County, Iowa)
Concrete culvert bridge over West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek Tributary on Hoover Trail
Open to pedestrians only; East half demolished