Skunk River

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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

150th Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1920 to replace a lost bridge on the Lincoln Highway, moved here in 1952; rehabilitated 1974
Through truss bridge over Skunk River on 150th Street
Open to traffic

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

170th Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1939
Through truss bridge over Skunk River on a local road
Open to traffic

180th Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1974; replaced 2011
Through truss bridge over Skunk River on a local road
Replaced by a new bridge

280th Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1975
Pony truss bridge over Skunk River on 280th Street
Open to traffic

320th Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1949
Pony truss bridge over Skunk River on 320th Street
Open to traffic

Abandoned Skunk River Railroad Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Abandoned 2006
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Skunk River on Abandoned Union Pacific Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

BNSF Skunk River Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Pratt deck truss bridge over Skunk River on Railroad
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
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Skunk River on Old Quarry Road
Closed to all traffic

Chichaqua Valley Trail Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Skunk River on Chichaqua Valley Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Chichaqua Valley Trail Skunk River Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Skunk River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

DM&E Skunk River Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Pratt Through truss bridge over Skunk River on DM&E Railroad
Open to traffic

Heart of Iowa Trail Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Steel stringer bridge over Skunk River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

IA78 Skunk River Bridge (Jefferson County, Iowa)
Built 1937 Replaced ca. 2010
Through truss bridge over Skunk River on IA 78 in Coppock
Replaced

IAIS Skunk River (North Fork) Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Skunk River on Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1900, approaches replaced about 1980
Warren Through Truss Bridge over Skunk River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

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

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

McIntyre Bridge (Poweshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1883 by the King Bridge Co.; closed to traffic in 1989
Bowstring through truss bridge formerly over Skunk River in Milgrove Access Wildlife Area
Destroyed by flooding in 2010, remains salvaged from the river

MILW Skunk River Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost 1913
Lost Pony truss bridge over Skunk River on railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

North Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Built 1935; replaced 2003
Lost through truss bridge over North Skunk River on 12th Avenue
No longer exists

North Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Built 1938
Pony truss bridge over North Skunk River on Ivory Street
Closed to all traffic

North Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1975
Through truss bridge over North Skunk River on Ridge Road in Kellogg
Intact but closed to all traffic

North Skunk River Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Built 1920
Pinned Parker through truss bridge over North Skunk River on CR G13/110th Street
Open to traffic

North Skunk River Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built 1914
Pony truss bridge over North Skunk River on 330th Street
Open to traffic

North Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Built 1933; replaced 1997
Lost through truss bridge over North Skunk River on a local road
Replaced by new bridge

North Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Built 1919; replaced 1991
Lost pony truss bridge over North Skunk River on a local road
Replaced by new bridge

North Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Concrete deck girder bridge over North Skunk River on River Street - Co. Hwy T38
Open to traffic

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

Pipeline bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Wire suspension bridge over Skunk River carrying a Pipeline
Open to traffic

Red Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1890
Through truss bridge over South Skunk River on Red Bridge Street
Closed to all traffic

Red Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Lost to flooding in 1918
Lost Bridge over Skunk River on road
Destroyed by flood

RI Skunk River Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built betwixt the 1930 and the 1950 aerial imagery, Removed during/after the demise of the RI.
Lost Bridge over Skunk River
No longer exists

RI Skunk River Bridge (Oldest) (Washington County, Iowa)
Replaced 1930-1950
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Skunk River on railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Rubio Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1904; Removed in 2002
Through truss bridge over Skunk River on Ash Avenue
Removed

Skunk River Bowstring Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Skunk River on Unknown road
Replaced by a new bridge

Skunk River Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1993
Lost pony truss bridge over Skunk River on Tollman Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

Skunk River Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1948; replaced 2000
Lost through truss bridge over Skunk River on CR E18
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

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 (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1928
Through truss bridge over Skunk River on 158th Avenue (158th Ave)
Open to traffic

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

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

Skunk River Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Built 1925
Pony truss bridge over Skunk River on 280th Street
Open to traffic

Skunk River Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Built 1921
Pony truss bridge over Skunk River on 360th Street
Open to traffic

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

Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Lost Through truss bridge over Skunk River
Replaced by a new bridge

Skunk River Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Replaced 1952
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Skunk River Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Lost Pony Truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Skunk River Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Replaced 1953
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Skunk River Railroad Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Bridge over Skunk River on Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Open to traffic

Soper's Mill Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built on September 1, 1876 near Sopers Mill, lost to flooding on June 17th, 1996
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Skunk River
Destroyed by flood

South Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Built 1899
Through truss bridge over South Skunk River on 126th Avenue
Scheduled to be replaced within the next year

South Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Built 1937; replaced 2004
Lost through truss bridge over South Skunk River on Forest Street
No longer exists

South Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Built 1929; replaced 2000
Lost through truss bridge over South Skunk River on a local road
No longer exists

Swinging Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1936
Bridge over Skunk River on Pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians

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 Skunk River Bridge (Poweshiek County, Iowa)
Subdivided Warren Through Truss Bridge over Skunk River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Skunk River Bridge (Nevada/DSM Line) (Story County, Iowa)
Steel pony girder bridge on railroad over Skunk River
Open to traffic

UP South Skunk River Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Warren deck truss bridge over South Skunk River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Yarnell Avenue Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over North Skunk River on Yarnell Avenue
Derelict/abandoned