Skunk River

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BNSF - Skunk River Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1910
Through truss bridge over Skunk River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Skunk River Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1899
Pratt deck truss bridge over Skunk River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Boyleston Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1896; Replaced 1986
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Skunk River on Lexington Avenue in Jackson Township
Replaced by new bridge

Bridgeport Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1904, Closed 1984
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Skunk River on Old Quarry Road
Closed to all traffic

Brighton Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1908; Replaced 1953
Lost Pennsylvania Petit through truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Brighton Bridge (Old) (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1867; 1 span lost during 1903 flooding and replaced with a then-modern Pratt pony; Replaced 1908
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Skunk River on Unknown road
Replaced by a new bridge

Brinton Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
South approach undermined during flooding during April 1946; Removed during the 1950s
Lost Through truss bridge over Skunk River on 295th Street
Removed

CBQ - K-Line Covered Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1881; Removed 1932
Lost Through truss bridge over Skunk River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Removed but not replaced

DME - Skunk River Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1902; Deck Girders Added 1910, Approach Rebuilt 2014
Pratt Through truss bridge over Skunk River on DM&E Railroad
Open to traffic

IA1 Skunk River Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1953; Rehabilitated 1972; Replaced 2015
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Skunk River on Ia 1
Replaced by a new bridge

IA394 Skunk River Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1934, replaced in 2011
Lost through truss bridge over Skunk River on IA 394 (Augusta Main Road)
Replaced by a new bridge

IA77 Skunk River Bridge (Keokuk County, Iowa)
Built 1931; replaced 2004
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Skunk River on IA 77 (330th Avenue)
No longer exists

IA78 Skunk River Bridge (Jefferson County, Iowa)
Built 1937; Replaced 2003
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Skunk River on IA 78 in Coppock
Replaced

Ketchum Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Lost Bridge over Skunk River
No longer exists

Lowell Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1889; Replaced 1976
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

McKain's Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Replaced 1957
Lost Through truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new alignment

Merrimac Bridge (Old) (Jefferson County, Iowa)
Built 1917, Replaced 1981
Through truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Merrimac Bridge (Older) (Jefferson County, Iowa)
Built 1876, Replaced 1916
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

MSTL - Skunk River Bridge (Jefferson County, Iowa)
Built 1916; Abandoned 1974 & sold to private owners; Order removed 1990
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Skunk River on Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Removed

Oakland Mills Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built in 1876; converted to pedestrian bridge in the 1970s and became part of the state park
Pratt through truss bridge over Skunk River on Pedestrian trail (formerly county road) at Oakland Mills State Park
Open to pedestrians

RI - Brighton Deck Girder (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1943, abandoned and removed 1983
Lost DPG Bridge over Skunk River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Removed with piers and abutments remaining

RI - Brighton Howe Truss (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 18XX; Replaced 1887
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Skunk River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

RI - Brighton Lattice Truss (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1905
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Skunk River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Ri - Brighton Warren Truss (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1905; Removed 1945 due to track reconstruction project
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Skunk River/Hwy IA1 on former Rock Island RR
Replaced by a new bridge on a different alignment

Riverside Road Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1955; Replaced 1989
Warren pony truss bridge over Skunk River on Riverside Road


Rome Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1886; Demolished 1958
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Skunk River on US 34
Replaced by a new bridge

Rubio Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1904; Removed in 2002
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Skunk River on Ash Avenue
Destroyed by fire

Skunk River Bowstring (Keokuk County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Skunk River on Fairfield, Keota, & Cedar Rapids Road
Replaced by a new bridge

US218 Skunk River Bridge (Old) (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1928; Closed 1962; Removed 1978
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Skunk River on US 218
Removed

US34 Skunk River Bridge (Old) (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1925, Replaced 2000
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Skunk River on a local road
Replaced by a new bridge

US61 Skunk River Bridge (Old) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1928; Replaced 1970
Lost Through truss bridge over Skunk River on US 61
Replaced by a new bridge

Walker's Ferry Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1888; Replaced 1928; Removed and relocated 1930
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Wilson Mill Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1868, Replaced 1904
Bowstring through truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge in 1904