Nishnabotna River

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150th Street Bridge (Page County, Iowa)
Built 1937
Steel stringer bridge over East Nishnabotna River on 150th Street west of Essex
Open to traffic

160th Street Bridge (Page County, Iowa)
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1984; destroyed by fire June 18, 2008
Lost wooden bridge over an unnamed branch of East Nishnabotna River on 160th Street
Destroyed by fire

330th Street Bridge (Mills County, Iowa)
Built 1934
Through truss bridge over Nishnabotna River on 330th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

370th Street Bridge (Mills County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1940
Pony truss bridge over Nishnabotna River on 370th Street
Open to traffic

Avenue D Bridge (Page County, Iowa)
Steel Stringer Bridge over East Nishnabotna River on D Avenue
Open to traffic

BNSF - West Fork West Nishnabotna River (Crawford County, Iowa)
Built 1941
Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Fork West Nishnabotna River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Branch East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1972
Pony truss bridge over a branch of East Nishnabotna River on Lark Avenue
Open to traffic

Bridge Street Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Built 1927; Replaced 1997
Lost Truss bridge over Nishnabotna River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

East Branch West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1939
Lost pony truss bridge over East Branch West Nishnabotna River on 185th Street (perhaps.)
Removed but not replaced

East Branch West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1924
Pony truss bridge over East Branch West Nishnabotna River on Yellowwood Road
Now a private farm field access

East Branch West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1967
Pony truss bridge over a stream Feeding East Branch West Nishnabotna River on a local road
Open to traffic

East Branch West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Shelby County, Iowa)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1950
Through truss bridge over East Branch of West Nishnabotna River on 450th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

East Branch West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1924; replaced 1990
Lost pony truss bridge over East Branch West Nishnabotna River on Dove Avenue
No longer exists

East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1929; replaced 1996
Lost through truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on 280th Street near Extra
Replaced by new bridge

East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Shelby County, Iowa)
Built 1925
Through truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on a local road
Replaced by a new bridge

East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Cass County, Iowa)
Built 1900
Through truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on Buck Creek Road in Atlantic
Closed to traffic.

East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Lost Bridge over East Nishnabotna River on Coolbaugh Street (?)
Removed

East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1990
Pony truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on 180th Street
Open to traffic

East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1971
Pony truss bridge over E Nishnabotna River on 110th Street
Open to traffic

East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1940; rehabilitated 1972
Pony truss bridge over E Nishnabotna River on Kingbird Avenue
Open to traffic

East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Shelby County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1920
Pony truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on 1650th Street
Open to traffic

East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1967
Pony truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on Mockingbird Avenue
Open to traffic

East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1924
Pony truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on 220th Street
Open to traffic

East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1937; replaced 1998
Lost pony truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on 200th Street
Replaced by new bridge

East Nishnabotna River Bridge (130th Street) (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built or relocated 1971
Pony truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on 130th Street
Open to traffic

East Nishnabotna River Tributary Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1971
Timber stringer bridge over East Nishnabotna River on 140th Street
Open to traffic

Elliott Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Lost Through truss bridge over Nisnabotna River on 110th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Essex Bowstring Bridge (Page County, Iowa)
Built 1874
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Nishnabotna River East on North Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Essex River Bridge (Page County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on D Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

IA48 East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Old) (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Built ?; Suffered irrepairable pier damage during flooding on July 1, 1958
Lost Bridge ober East Nishnabotna River on IA 48
Destroyed by flooding

IA92 East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Old) (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1938; Replaced 1999
Pony/through plate girder bridge over East Nishnabotna River on IA 100


IAIS - East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Cass County, Iowa)
Built 1902
Deck plate girder bridge over East Nishnabotna River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Nishnabotna River Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1953 as part of a line relocation
Deck plate girder bridge over Nishnabotna River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Lambert Avenue Bridge (Mills County, Iowa)
Built 1949; Replaced 2012
Lost Through truss bridge over Nishnabotna River on Lambert Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Long Branch West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Shelby County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1950; replaced in the early 2000s
Lost pony truss bridge over Long Branch West Nishnabotna River on a local road
Replaced by a new bridge

Macedonia Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Marh Avenue Bridge (Mills County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1940
Pony truss bridge over Nishnabotna River on Marh Avenue
Open to traffic

MILW - Manilla Junction Bridge (N) (Crawford County, Iowa)
Built 1930
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over West Fork Nishnabotna River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed

MILW - Manilla Junction Bridge (S) (Crawford County, Iowa)
Built 1930
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over West Fork Nishnabotna River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built or relocated 1977
Pony truss bridge over Nishnabotna River on Lark Avenue
Open to traffic

Nishnabotna River Bridge (Cass County, Iowa)
Built 1959
Through truss bridge over Nishnabotna River on Nishna Road
Open to traffic

Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1958
Through truss bridge over Nishnabotna River on 250 St
Open to traffic

Nishnabotna River Bridge (Crawford County, Iowa)
Built 1945
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Nishnabotna Creek on 300th Street near Manilla
Open to traffic

Nishnabotna River Bridge (Cass County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1920
Through truss bridge over Nishnabotna River on Quimby Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Nishnabotna River Bridge (Mills County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1940; Lost 2014?
Through truss bridge over Nishnabotna River on Hutchings Avenue
Removed but not replaced

Nishnabotna River Bridge (Cass County, Iowa)
Built ca.1900
Through truss bridge over Nishnabotna River on Fair River Road
No longer exists

Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1924
Pony truss bridge over Nishnabotna River on Mockingbrid Avenue
Derelict/abandoned

Old IA59 West Fork Nisnabotna River Bridge (Shelby County, Iowa)
Built 1927; replaced 2012
Lost through truss bridge over West Fork Nisnabotna River on Old IA 59
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - East Branch West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built ?; Approach replaced 1910; Destroyed by a derailment in 1939
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over East Branch West Nishnabotna River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by a derailment

RI - East Nishnabotna River Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1880
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

RI - West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Lost Through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Removed

Shenandoah Bridge (Page County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

South Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Nishnabotna River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Stennett Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over East Nishnabotna River on Road
No longer exists

T-Bone Trail - E. Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over East Nishnabotna River on T-Bone Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Twilight Lane Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on Twilight Lane
Abandoned

Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Mills County, Iowa)
Built 1884 in Decatur, Illinois; Relocated & modernised in 1910; Timber trestle approach added 1929; I-beam approach added 1951; More timber trestle added 1956; Abandoned 1984; Converted to trail ?
Whipple through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on Wabash Trace Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only

West Coolbaugh Street Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Built 1928; replaced 2002
Lost through truss bridge over Nishnabotna River on a West Coolbaugh Street
No longer exists

West Coolbaugh Street Bridge (Old) (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Built 1916; Replaced 1928
Lost Steel stringer bridge over East Nishnabotna River on West Coolbaugh Street
Replaced by a new bridge

West Fork West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Crawford County, Iowa)
Built 1944
Pony truss bridge over West Fork West Nishnabotna River on 300th Street
Open to traffic

West Fork West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Crawford County, Iowa)
Built 1945
Bowstring pony truss bridge over West Fork West Nishnabotna River on T Avenue
Open to traffic

West Fork West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Shelby County, Iowa)
Built 1926
Through truss bridge over West Fork West Nishnabotna River on 1800th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

West Fork West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Shelby County, Iowa)
Built 1925
Through truss bridge over West Fork West Nishnabotna River on 1450th Road
Removed but not replaced

West Fork West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Crawford County, Iowa)
Built 1987
Pony truss bridge over West Fork West Nishnabotna River on U Avenue
Open to traffic

West Fork West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Crawford County, Iowa)
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1990
Pony truss bridge over West Fork West Nishnabotna River on 340th Street
Open to traffic

West Fork West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Shelby County, Iowa)
Built 1993
Pony truss bridge over West Fork West Nishnabotna River on 2300th Street
Open to traffic

West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Shelby County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1920
Through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on 1580th Street (1580th St) in Kirkman
Open to traffic

West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Fremont County, Iowa)
Built 1952; replaced in 2015
Through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on CR J22 (150 Street)
Demolished and replaced

West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Shelby County, Iowa)
Built 1926; replaced 2004
Lost through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on a local road
Replaced by new bridge

West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Shelby County, Iowa)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1991
Lost through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on a local road
Replaced by a new bridge

West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Shelby County, Iowa)
Built 1926; replaced 2004
Lost through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on a local road
No longer exists

West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1913
Through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on Commercial St
Replaced by a new bridge

West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Audubon County, Iowa)
Built 1948
Pony truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on 170th Street
Closed to all traffic with deck partially removed

West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Shelby County, Iowa)
Built 1926
Through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on 1800th Street
Open to traffic

West Nishnabotna River Bridge (Shelby County, Iowa)
Built 1966; replaced 2015
Lost through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River on 1400th Street (1400th St)
Replaced by a new bridge