Top Ranked Iowa Bridges

CN/IC Malone Creek Stone Arch (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Stone culvert bridge over Malone Creek on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic
Built 1853
I-74 Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Pair of suspension bridges over the Mississippi River on I-74 between Bettendorf and Moline
Open to traffic
Northbound bridge built 1935; southbound built 1960; both rehabilitated 1975
Skunk River Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1953
McFarlane Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 5 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1912
2nd Street Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 4 votes
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 2nd Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1968
Elkader Keystone Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 4 votes
Two-span stone arch bridge over Turkey River on Bridge Street in Elkader
Open to traffic
Built 1889; rehabilitated 1973
Motor Mill Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Turkey River on Galaxy Road
Destroyed by flooding in 2008; replica spans now in place and open to traffic
Built 1899, One span destroyed by flooding in 1991, the other in 2008. Replica spans installed in late 2012
UP Mississippi River Bridge (Clinton, West Channel) (Clinton County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River on Union Pacific RR (formerly Chicago & North Western RR)

Swing span dated 1909, Builder plaque on approach reads 1908.
Washington Mill Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Bowstring truss bridge over Lytle Creek on Creek Branch Lane, east of Bernard
Open to traffic on a dead-end road
Built 1878 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Flood Creek Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Flood Creek on 220th Street
Open to traffic
Rehabilitated 1959
CN Overpass (Hardin County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Deck arch bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Canadian National Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1903
Kent Park Bowstring Arch Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Bowstring pony truss bridge on a trail at F.W. Kent County Park
Open to pedestrians
Built in the 1870's over a tributary of Old Man's Creek in Liberty Township on Dane Road this bridge was moved to F.W. Kent Park in the late 1990's
Hale Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Relocated Bowstring pony truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 100th Avenue in Hale Township
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1877-1879; Replaced 2003; Relocated 2006
Keokuk Rail Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Open to rail traffic only. The upper deck on the Iowa side has been converted to an observation deck; the upper deck on the Illinois side is closed to traffic. Roadway traffic has been shifted to the 1985 beam span to the southwest of the bridge
Built in 1917 replacing a multiple span iron through truss bridge built in 1871. Roadway deck replaced by current beam bridge in 1985, lower deck still serves rail traffic.
IANR Oak Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Oak Creek on Railroad (IANR)
Open to traffic
Built 1895
Hoover Trail Stone Arch Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 7 votes
Abandoned Stone Arch Bridge over 40th Street and Unamed Branch of Honey Creek on Hoover Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1886
Galeton Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on Galeton Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1900
Quarry Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Iowa River on 3 Bridges Road
Closed to all traffic
Built 1885
Chicken Creek Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Chicken Creek on Saulsbury Road
Open to traffic
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1930
Muscatine Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on IA 92/IL 92 at Muscatine
Open to traffic
Built 1972; Tolls removed 1987
St. Johns Road Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Arch bridge over an unnamed creek on St. Johns Road in Des Moines
Open to traffic
Built 1900
DCI IA-415 Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Steel Stringer Bridge over IA-415 (2nd Ave) on Union Pacific Railroad (Ex DCI)
Open to traffic
Buil;t 1942
UP Haber Road Overpass (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Concrete stringer bridge over Haber Road on Double track Union Pacific mainline on Iowa State University Campus
Open to traffic
6th Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Girder bridge over Squaw Creek on 6th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1948
FDDM Des Moines River Bridge (Older) (Webster County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Phelps Park Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Ravine on Pedestrian Pathway
Replaced by a new bridge
Adair Viaduct (Adair County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over the IAIS Railroad on 5th Street (IA 925) in Adair
Open to traffic
Built 1923
Monsrud Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 8 votes
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Paint Creek on Swebakken Road, now resides in Yellow River State Forest
Open to traffic
Built 1887 by the King Bridge Co.
Squaw Creek Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Marsh arch bridge over a branch of Squaw Creek on 110th Street and U Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1916
CN/IC Buffalo Creek Trestle (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Timber stringer bridge over Buffalo Creek on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic
Buil 1952
Rockwell City Bridge (Calhoun County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 5 votes
Abandoned marsh arch bridge over Lake Creek
Abandoned
Built 1915, abandoned in the 1980s
State Street Stone Arch Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 5 votes
Stone arch bridge over Willow Creek on East State Street
Open to traffic
Built 1903
Cascade Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over Cascade Ravine on S. Main Street in Burlington
Closed in September 2008
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1960
Coal Bank Hill Bridge (Hardin County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 3 votes
Parker through truss bridge
Privately Owned
Built 1919 by the Des Moines B&I Co. to replace an earlier 1881 span.
Eldora High Bridge (Hardin County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1913, Rehabilitated 1964, Replaced 1984
Clear Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Clear Creek on Johnson Iowa Road
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1910
Sutliff Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 7 votes
Three span through truss bridge over Cedar River on CR F14
One span destroyed by flooding June 2008 - Restored summer 2012
Built 1897-98; destroyed by flooding June 13, 2008, Restored summer 2012
Dutch Creek Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Dutch Creek
Open to traffic
Built 1925
Anamosa Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Pedestrian Walkway in Anamosa
Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1887; Replaced 1929; Closed to vehicular traffic 1955; Restored 1975; Damaged by flooding in 2008 and closed to all traffic; Reopened after repairs, ca 2011-2012
Bertram Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 6 votes
Rare double-intersection Pratt through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Bertram Road in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic
Built 1876; rehabilitated 1987
Central City Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 3 votes
Lost Bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca.1880 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Owens Covered Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 5 votes
Howe through truss bridge over Branch of Yeader Creek on a pedestrain path in Lake Easter Park
Open to pedestrians
Built 1887 over North River; Relocated to Lake Easter Park,
McIntyre Bridge (Poweshiek County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 7 votes
Bowstring through truss bridge formerly over Skunk River in Milgrove Access Wildlife Area
Destroyed by flooding in 2010, salvageable and awaiting sale to interested party
Built 1883 by the King Bridge Co.; closed to traffic in 1989; collapsed during flooding in 2010; parts restored awaiting to be reerected.
Crescent Rail Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 7 votes
Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF/CP/IC&E/DM&E Railroad in Davenport
Open to traffic
Built 1899
Tama Lincoln Highway Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 6 votes
Concrete bridge over Mud Creek on 5th Street E in Tama
Open to traffic
Built 1915 by Paul Kingsley
Bunker Mill Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over English River on Nutmeg Avenue
Closed to all traffic
Built 1887; M-frame portal bracing was added to the Town Lattice portal bracing ca. 1913; closed to traffic in 2003, awaiting rehabilitation as part of a bike trail
MILW G38 Overpass (Washington County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 5 votes
Deck truss bridge over 250th Street and West Fork Crooked Creek on the Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic
Built 1903
RI County Road W55/Wayland Road Overpass (Washington County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over County Road W55/Wayland Road on former Rock Island RR
Demolished with one abutment remaining
Built 1946, line abandoned 1980, removed 1982
Turkey River Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Bowstring through truss bridge over Turkey River on Little Church Road
Demolished and replaced with a slab of concrete.
Built 1873 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. Demolished and replaced in 2010.
Upper Bluffton Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Rated 98% with 11 votes
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on W. Ravine Road
Queenpost span is relocated to a nearby property to be used as a driveway; through truss span was scrapped.
Built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated in 2001; closed to traffic in 2009; queenpost span now private property, through truss span is gone
Black Hawk Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 7 votes
Three-span cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on IA 9 at Lansing
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1955
Red Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 4 votes
Timber through truss over Yellow River on Fuel Hollow Road
Abandoned with deck removed
Built 1920; rehabilitated 1948
Mill Creek Stone Arch (Boone County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone Arch Bridge over Mill Creek on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1881, Abandoned 1930
7th Avenue Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Arch bridge over Willow Creek on E-W 7th Avenue N in Clear Lake
Open to traffic
Built 1900
Garnavillo Township Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Unnamed Stream on 250th Street
Closed to all traffic
Built 1902
White Water Creek Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over White Water Creek on Whitewater Drive
Replaced by a new bridge; Truss bridge relocated to a park in Dubuque
Built 1872 as part of a seven-span bridge over a Mississippi River slough at Dubuque; relocated here ca. 1890; and again back to Dubuque to serve as a recreational area at a local park in 2007
Mill Race Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 4 votes
Warren through truss bridge over Turkey River on Pheasant Road near St. Lucas
Replaced by new bridge; old structure still standing
Built 1891; Relocated here 1926; Replaced 2004 but left standing
IANR Hawkeye Avenue Overpass (Floyd County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 4 votes
Stone arch bridge over Hawkeye Avenue on the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad at Nora Springs
Open to traffic
Built 1889
Head Memorial Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Buttricks Creek on Lincoln Highway
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1914, Replaced 1956
Hardin City Bridge (Hardin County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 4 votes
Relocated through truss bridge northwest of Steamboat Rock
Relocated to a wildlife refuge just off the street. Bridge is derelict but may be relocated to a park or bike trail in the future
Built 1879; relocated 1989 to a location one mile from its original location
Ely Street Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Big Creek on Ely Street in Bertram
Open to traffic
Built 1891 by J.E. Jayne & Son
MILW Cedar River Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Lost Warren Deck Truss bridge over Cedar River on Former Milwaukee Road
Removed
Built 1905, widened in 1913, lost ca. 1985
UP Stone Arch (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 4 votes
Bridge over Unnamed Stream on UP
Open to traffic
Ely Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Concrete Rigid Frame bridge over Unknown Stream on Ely Road SW
Open to traffic
UP Timber Creek Bridge (S) (Marshall County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Timber Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Cooper's Cove Keystone Arch Bridge (Pocahontas County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 5 votes
Stone arch bridge over waterway next to pond on trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built before 1900 by local farmers
Court Avenue Bridge (Oldest) (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on Court Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1917
Capitol Hill Tunnel (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Court Avenue on Road
No longer exists
Devils Glen Road Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Spencer Creek on Devils Glen Road in Bettendorf
Open to traffic
Rehabilitated 1925
55th Avenue Bridge (Warren County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Riveted Camelback Pratt through truss bridge over Middle River on 55th Avenue
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1950
Fort Atkinson Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Rated 97% with 9 votes
Through truss bridge over Little Turkey River on 150th Street in Fort Atkinson
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1892 by D.H. Young of Manchester, Iowa
Sells Street Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Bear Creek on Sells Street in Shellsburg
Open to traffic
Built 1900
UP Rock Creek Bridge (Cedar County, Iowa)
Rated 96% with 7 votes
Stone arch bridge over Rock Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Webb High Bridge (Clay County, Iowa)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Abandoned pratt deck truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
Abandoned
Built 1900
Abandoned Lincoln Highway West Beaver Creek Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
Rated 96% with 4 votes
Concrete Slab bridge over West Beaver Creek on Lincoln Highway
Abandoned
Built 1915
UP Little Sioux River Crossing (Harrison County, Iowa)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Lattice through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on UP Railroad
Open to traffic
French Creek Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Rated 96% with 7 votes
Masonry Arch bridge over French Creek on Avenue D in Fort Madison
Closed
Built 1900; closed 2010
35th Street Overpass (Lee County, Iowa)
Rated 96% with 8 votes
Whipple through truss bridge over Railroad Yard on 35th Street in Fort Madison, Iowa
Open to traffic
Harmon Tunnel (Madison County, Iowa)
Rated 96% with 5 votes
Tunnel under backbone ridge on Pammel Park Rd
Open to traffic
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1982
Eveland Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Abandoned three-span Whipple through truss bridge over the Des Moines River on Fulton Avenue
Abandoned with deck missing
Built 1876-77 by McKay & Nelson; one span replaced in 1903
Mad Creek Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Rated 96% with 11 votes
Arch bridge over Mad Creek on Park Avenue W in Muscatine
Open to traffic
Built 1924
English River Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over English River on Hickory Avenue
Closed to all traffic
Built 1886
IANR Stone Arch (Benton County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 4 votes
Stone culvert bridge over unknown stream on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1891
Wagon Wheel Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 10 votes
Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 200th Street west of Boone
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1909; closed to traffic in 2008 due to flood damage on an approach span; recently reopened to pedestrians
305th Street Lime Creek Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Lime Creek on 305th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1910
Charles City Suspension Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Suspension bridge over Cedar River on a pedestrian trail at the end of Clark Street in Charles City
Destroyed by flash flood; Removed from NRHS on 01/08/2009; new cable-stayed suspension bridge open on 25 October, 2010
Built 1906; destroyed by flash flooding on June 8, 2008
Rockford Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Two-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Shell Rock River on E. Main Avenue in Rockford
In the process of being replaced
Built 1922 to replace a Pratt through truss bridge built in the 1880s. First structure was a bowstring arch bridge. Rehabilitated 1977; scheduled to be replaced in 2012/13
Sherman's Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 4 votes
Stone arch bridge over Sherman's Creek on Grove Street
Open to traffic
UP Jordan Avenue Overpass (Greene County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Jordan Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1898
Big Bear Creek Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Big Bear Creek on 160th Street
Derelict/abandoned
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1955
Greencastle Avenue Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Iowa River on Greencastle Avenue
Closed to all traffic
Built 1922
Kiwanis Park Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Willow Creek in Kiwanis Park in Coralville
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1904 over Picayune Creek southeast of Sharon Center; Closed 1994; Relocated to Kiwanis Park in 1998
Cottage Grove Avenue WPA Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Small Stream on Cottage Grove Avenue
Open to traffic
Built by WPA in 1940
Muscatine High Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 8 votes
Lost Bridge over Mississippi River on Walnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge upriver.
Built 1891; Collapsed in 1899 and again in 1956;. Demolished in 1973.
McKeown Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 7 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Cedar River on Former alignment of 231st Street
Intact but closed to vehicular traffic.
Built 1951
Arsenal Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 4 votes
Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River on 2 lanes of traffic and a single rail line in Davenport
Open to traffic
Built 1896, Rehabilitated 1983 & 1997
Eisenhower Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Fox River on 252nd Street
Closed to all traffic
Built 1888 as a 2-span bridge between Des Moines and Lee Counties; relocated here in 1930
Maple Mill Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over English River on Fir Avenue
Abandoned
Built 1896
Gilliece Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 8 votes
Bowstring through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Cattle Creek Road
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Steyer Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Bridge over Twin Springs Creek on Oneata Drive
Open to traffic
Limestone deck arch was locally built by Michael Steyer.
Eureka Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Bowstring pony truss bridge over land, it is displayed on flat ground in Castalia
Open to pedestrians
Built 1872; Relocated to City Park, Castalia, Iowa 1995
Field Bridge (Cedar County, Iowa)
Rated 94% with 4 votes
Pinned half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Small Stream on Field
Open to private traffic
Built 1895
MacArthur Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Lost Bridge over Mississippi River on US 34 in Burlington
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1916-17; Replaced 1994
BNSF Skunk River Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Pratt deck truss bridge over Skunk River on Railroad
Open to traffic
Landis Road Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Landis Road
Open to traffic
Built 1909
Big Creek Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 94% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge over Big Creek on Big Creek Road in Bertram
Open to traffic
Built 1929
DM&E Foster Viaduct #2 (Monroe County, Iowa)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over Soap Creek on DM&E RR
Open to traffic
Built 1937-38
Swensrud Refuge Bridge (Worth County, Iowa)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Abandoned road just off Mallard Avenue
Abandoned
Built ca. 1900
Kate Shelley High Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 10 votes
Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on Union Pacific Railroad west of Boone
Closed to traffic
Built 1899-1901, bypassed in 2007-09
IA939 Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Arch bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 1st Street W in Independence
Open to traffic
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1986
Cedar Valley Nature Trail Lime Creek Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 3 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Lime Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Mill Creek Bridge (Cedar County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 4 votes
Abandoned pratt pony truss bridge over Mill Creek
Abandoned
Built 1889 Abandoned mid 1970's
MILW Bear Creek Arch Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge on Railroad Avenue over Bear Creek
Open to traffic
Dubuque Rail Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 4 votes
Mississippi River crossing on BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway in Dubuque
Open to railroad traffic
Most spans and piers built 1900, with the swing span being built 1892, approach spans being rebuilt 2012/2013 with heavier chords
Lima Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 4 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Volga River on Heron Road
Bypassed
Bypassed 1979
Charley Western Trail Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Opened 1910
Geode Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Stream on Path
Open to pedestrians
Built 1933
CRandIC Iowa River Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 8 votes
Through truss bridge over Iowa River on Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway
Open to traffic
Fremont Mill Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 3 votes
Relocated bowstring through truss bridge in Central Park, east of Anamosa
Open to pedestrians
Built 1873 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; relocated 1985
Heins Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over East Blue Creek on Heins Road
Open to traffic
Built 1921
Hoover Trail Unamed Stream Stone Culvert (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 4 votes
Stone culvert bridge over Unamed Stream on Hoover Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1890
UP Drainage Bridge #2 (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 3 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Drainage on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Le Grand Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 3 votes
Concrete deck girder bridge over Backwater of Iowa River
Closed to all traffic
Built 1915
Keystone Bridge (Pocahontas County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 4 votes
Stone arch bridge over Crooked Creek on railroad
Open to pedestrians only
Old Euclid Avenue Des Moines River Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss on Euclid Avenue over Des Moines River
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1931, Replaced 1933
Centennial Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Steel through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 between Davenport and Rock Island
Open to traffic
Completed July 12, 1940; tolls removed May 2, 2003; rehabilitated 1996
Keigly Branch Suspension Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Wire suspension bridge over Keigly Branch on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Moneek Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Rated 93% with 3 votes
Bowstring pony truss bridge
Open to pedestrians
Built ca. 1872. Relocated to Castalia City Park ca. 1993
Hartley Drive Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Rated 92% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Hartley Drive
Open to snowmobiles only.
Built 1914 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works
18th Avenue Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Slab bridge over Drainage on 18th Avenue
Open to traffic
M&STL Winnebago River Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Rated 92% with 4 votes
Abandoned warren deck truss bridge over Winnebago River on Abandoned CNW
Abandoned
The Steel Bridge (Davis County, Iowa)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Soap Creek on Hill Boulevard
Open to traffic
Built 1905
Fox Road Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Volga River on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1905
Lincoln Highway West Beaver Creek Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
Concrete bridge over West Beaver Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1921
Jewell Junction Stone Arch (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Mud Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
US65 Iowa River Bridge (Hardin County, Iowa)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
lost deck arch bridge over the Iowa River in Iowa Falls, Iowa
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1967; Replaced 2010
Murray Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Rated 92% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on 190th Street, southeast of Bradgate
Open to traffic
Built 1905 by A.H. Austin; rehabilitated 1982; damaged in car wreck during 2004
Pilot Grove Park Bridge (Montgomery County, Iowa)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Relocated bowstring pony truss bridge in Pilot Grove County Park
Open to pedestrians
Built 1876 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; relocated 1968
MILW Cone Lake Bridge (Old) (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Cone Lake on Railroad
Removed
Lost 1912
UP Buckeye Creek Stone Arch (Benton County, Iowa)
Rated 91% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Buckeye Creek on UP Railroad
Open to traffic
Okoboji Bridge (Dickinson County, Iowa)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Little Sioux River on 180th Avenue
Knocked off its foundation by flooding in 2011. Bridge still intact but with lots of debris and still standing in the water
Built in 1909 over the strait between West and East Okoboji Lakes, replaced in 1926 but the truss span was relocated to its present location.
LIttle Beaver Creek Lincoln Highway Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
Rated 91% with 3 votes
Stringer bridge over Middle Beaver Creek on 210th Avenue, Original Lincoln Highway
Open to traffic
Built 1915
Crow Creek Arch Bridge (Jefferson County, Iowa)
Rated 91% with 5 votes
Stone arch bridge over Crow Creek in Fairfield
Abandoned
Built 1871, abandoned 1946
Harvey Railroad Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Four-span wrought-iron through truss bridge over the old channel of the Des Moines River on Harvey Island Road
Open to one-lane traffic on a minimum-maintenance road
Built 1878 by the American Bridge Co. for the CB&Q Railroad; converted for vehicular use in 1938
IANR Mud Creek Arch Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Rated 90% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Mud Creek & 59th Street Dr. on Railroad on the outskirts of Vinton
Open to traffic
Built 1800s
Green Mill Ford Bridge (Bremer County, Iowa)
Rated 90% with 3 votes
Two-span bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on Greenmill Avenue, northeast of Janesville
Closed - Walk this one at your own risk
Originally built 1872 as a three-span bridge in Waverly; two spans relocated here in 1902
Woosley Avenue Pedestrian Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Canadian National Railroad on Woosley Ave Pathway
Open to pedestrians
Built 1955
Marsh Arch Bridge (Kossuth County, Iowa)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Pony arch bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on CR P14
Open to traffic
Built 1916 by the Marsh Engineering Co.
Bloomington Road (Lincoln Highway) Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 90% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge over Big Creek on Bloomington Road, old Lincoln Highway
Open to traffic
Built 1925
Wapsi Great Western Line Truss Bridge (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Unknown Stream on Wapsi Great Western Bike Trail
Open to traffic
Built in 1887; relocated to this spot in 1993 and has served the bike trail ever since
UP Miller Creek Bridge #1 (Monroe County, Iowa)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Miller Creek on former UP RR
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1895, abandoned early 2000s.
UP Miller Creek Bridge #3 (Monroe County, Iowa)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Miller Creek on former UP RR
Derelict/abandoned
IAIS Sugar Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 90% with 3 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Sugar Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic
Kiwanis Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Two-span through truss bridge over Rock River west of Rock Valley
Open to pedestrians only
Former bridge on the Milwaukee Railroad converted to pedestrian use by the Kiwanis Club
South River Bridge (Warren County, Iowa)
Rated 90% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over South River on Elk Horn Street
Collapsed
Built 1928; made obsolete by a new bridge in 1951; later closed to traffic, Collapsed 2012
Henry Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Rated 90% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Scenic River Road
Open to traffic
Built 1911
Ten Mile Creek Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Rated 90% with 3 votes
Kingpost pony truss bridge relocated to Trout Run Trail in Decorah
Open to pedestrians for trail use
Built ca. 1895
Boone River Bridge (Wright County, Iowa)
Rated 90% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Boone River on Buchanan Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1912
Pedestrian Arch Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Rated 89% with 3 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Small Stream on Sidewalk
Open to pedestrians only
Eldorado Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Turkey River on State Street
Closed to all traffic
Built 1899
Burlington Street Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 89% with 3 votes
Three-span arch bridge over Iowa River on North/Eastbound IA 1/Burlington Street in Iowa City
Open to traffic
Built 1915; rehabilitated 1986
Centennial Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Lost Truss bridge over Iowa River on Iowa Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1876, replaced 1916.
Durow Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 89% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge over Blue Creek on Durow Road
Open to traffic
Built in the 1920s at a location 20 miles south of its present spot; relocated here in 1949 to replace a wooden stringer; rehabilitated 1989
DM&E Iowa River Bridge (Tyson Spur) (Louisa County, Iowa)
Rated 89% with 5 votes
Partially collapsed bridge over Iowa River on CP trackage
Approach trestle destroyed by flood. Rails have been removed
Built 1894, Approach Collapsed 2008, expected to be converted to trail
Pine Creek Grist Mill Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Pine Creek in Wild Cat Den State Park
Open to pedestrians
Built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Center Street Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Steel through arch bridge over Des Moines River on Pedestrian and bicycle trail at the Principal River Walk
Open to pedestrians and bikes only
Built in 2010 as part of the Principal River Walk trail network along the Des Moines River
34th Street Overpass (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Concrete rigid frame bridge over St. Johns Road on 34th Street
Open to traffic
UP Kiegly Branch Stone Arch (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Kiegley Branch on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1900
DM&E 3rd Street Overpass (Washington County, Iowa)
Rated 89% with 3 votes
Steel stringer bridge over 3rd Street on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1955
Fort Dodge High Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Rated 89% with 5 votes
Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1902 by the Mason City and Fort Dodge Railway, later Chicago Great Western
APNC Chariton River Bridge (Appanoose County, Iowa)
Rated 88% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge on Railroad over Chariton River
Open to traffic
Built 1945
IANR Beaver Creek Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Warren through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on Iowa Northern
Open to traffic
Built 1927
Main Street Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Cedar River on Main Street in Charles City
Open to traffic
Built 1909 replacing a two-span through truss bridge built in the 1880s.
CN Oak Avenue Overpass (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Rated 88% with 5 votes
Concrete Arch bridge on CN Railroad over Oak Avenue in Webster City
Open to traffic
Built 1902
Ely Road Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 88% with 7 votes
Stone arch bridge on the Cedar River Trail over Ely Road in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic
Built 1887
CRandIC/UP Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 88% with 5 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over UP Railroad on CRandIC Railroad
Open to traffic
Stanley Mill Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Lost Through truss bridge
Destroyed by collision
Built by the county in 1884; Lost during an ice jam in 1984
DM&E Foster Viaduct #3 (Monroe County, Iowa)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over Boyd Branch on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1937-38
Gedney Lake Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Rated 88% with 7 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Gedney Lake on Former alignment of 231st Street
Open to Pedestrians
River Street Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on River Street
Removed but not replaced
Chambers Ford Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Rated 88% with 4 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on 380th Street
Closed to all traffic with portions of the deck damaged
Built 1890 & 1903; rehabilitated 1938
Spring Hill Bridge (Warren County, Iowa)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Parker through truss bridge over Middle River on a local road
Closed to all traffic with part of the south approach removed
Built 1906
Bennett Viaduct (Webster County, Iowa)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Lost Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on G street
Removed but not replaced
Built 1911, Dismantled 1981.
FDDM Des Moines River Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad northwest of Coalville
Removed
Built 1913
Teilbur Bridge (Clay County, Iowa)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on 470th Street/240th Avenue east of US 71
Open to one-lane traffic with a weight limit
Built 1907 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works, rebuilt in 1991 after an accident destroyed the south approach span.
Abandoned CNW Des Moines River Bridge (Emmet County, Iowa)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Deck truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad just west of Armstrong in Armstrong
Derelict/abandoned
Truss span with trestle approaches built unknown. Approaches rebuilt 1992 using assorted I-Beams and Steel Girders from other bridges
Jefferson Trail Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Raccoon River on Raccoon River Trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1902
IAIS Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Warren Through Truss Bridge over Skunk River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1900, approaches replaced about 1980
UP Railroad Drainage Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Drainage on Railroad
Open to traffic
Union Drive College Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 87% with 13 votes
Concrete rigid frame bridge over College Creek on Union Drive on Iowa State University Campus
Open to traffic
Built 2004
Wolf Creek Mill Street Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Wolf Creek on Mill Street in Traer
Closed to all traffic
Built 1911
"Lionel" Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Rated 87% with 6 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Soldier Creek on Fort Dodge Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only
North Carolina Avenue Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Arch bridge over Winnebago River on North Carolina Avenue in Mason City
Open to traffic
Built 1914; rehabilitated 2003
Adel Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Two-span through truss bridge over North Raccoon River on River Street in Adel
Closed to all traffic
Built 1882 by the King Bridge Co.
Burlington Rail Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Rated 86% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway in Burlington
Replaced by a new bridge 2011-2012
First bridge built 1868; Superstructure replaced and rebuilt 1893; 1893 structure replaced 2011-2012.
Blaine's Crossing (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Big Creek on Abandoned road (formerly US 151)
Abandoned
Built around 1910, made obsolete when the Hwy. 151 bypass bridge was built in 1965, later abandoned
County Line Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Rated 86% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Long Creek on County Line Road
Closed to all traffic
Built 1893 by the Gillette-Herzog Manufacturing Co.
Ledges State Park Des Moines River Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Removed
RI Rock Creek Stone Arch (Cedar County, Iowa)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Rock Creek on Railroad
Abandoned
Built 1890, Abandoned 1940, Partially washed out ca. 1944
IANR/DM&E Winnebago River Bridge (Portland) (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Winnebago River on railroad
Open to traffic
Thunder Bridge (Clay County, Iowa)
Rated 85% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on 355th Street (Thunder Bridge Road) just off 4th Street in Spencer
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1905
Gateway Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Suspension bridge over Mississippi River on US 30 at Clinton
Open to traffic
Built 1956
Kent Park High Truss Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge on a trail at F.W. Kent County Park
Open to pedestrians
Built in 1902 over Old Man's Creek at Maier Road near Iowa City, moved to this location in 2003 and after some alterations, put into place on the trail.
Apple Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Apple Creek on Washington Street
Open to traffic
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1976
The Bridge to Nowhere (Madison County, Iowa)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
It's a bridge in the middle of a field
Open to pedestrians
CGW Railroad Street Overpass (Marshall County, Iowa)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Railroad Street on Abandoned Railroad
Abandoned
Saulsbury Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over the Cedar River now used for pedestrian access.
Open to pedestrians
Built 1881, Closed to vehicular traffic 1967, Partially lost in accidental fire March 26 1977.
Birdland Park Drive Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Stone faced concrete arch bridge over Birdland Lagoon on Birdland Park Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1930
Broadway Line Indian Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Railroad
Abandoned
UP Clear Creek Stone Arch (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 85% with 7 votes
Stone culvert bridge over Clear Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Field Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Rated 84% with 3 votes
Pratt pony truss bridge over Unnamed Creek on Private
Open to livestock; one end appears to have fallen but trusses are intact.
Unknown
IANR Spring Creek Stone Arch (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Rated 84% with 4 votes
Stone arch bridge over Unnamed Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
CN Cedar River Bridge (Chickasaw County, Iowa)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Deck arch bridge over Cedar River on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic
Built 1902
Backbone State Park Bridge (Delaware County, Iowa)
Rated 84% with 4 votes
Stone arch bridge over Stream on Pathway
Open to pedestrians only
Railroad Drainage Tube Culvert (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Abandoned concrete culvert bridge over Drainage on Former Railroad
Derelict/abandoned
Built sometime between 1900-1909
Otranto Bridge (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Abandoned Camelback-Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Big Cedar River on 480th Avenue
Closed to thru traffic; privately owned
Built 1899
Black Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Iowa River on 360th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1972
Briggs Woods Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over Boone River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Kent Park Half-Hip Pony Truss Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge on a trail at F.W. Kent County Park
Open to pedestrians
Ralston Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Ralston Creek on Johnson Street
Open to traffic
Built 1930
Roseman Covered Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Covered bridge over Middle River next to CR G47
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1883; rehabilitated 1992
Dinkey Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 83% with 7 votes
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Squaw Creek on Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad (former Ames and College Railroad) in Ames
Demolished
Demolished in 2010
UP West Indian Creek Arch (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 83% with 4 votes
Stone Arch bridge over West Indian Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1901 when the second main was constructed
South Branch Salt Creek Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over South Branch Salt Creek on U Avenue
Closed to all traffic
Built 1907
Freeport Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Rated 83% with 8 votes
Relocated bowstring through truss bridge at Trout Run Park in Decorah
Open to pedestrians only
Originally built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. over Upper Iowa River on a county road; relocated 1989
Philipps Mill Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Rated 82% with 2 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Winnebago River on CSAH B-47
Replaced by a new bridge
Built in 1878 to replace a two-span bowstring arch bridge; replaced in 1958
UP Boyer River Crossing (Harrison County, Iowa)
Rated 82% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Boyer River at Kermit Place on UP Railroad
Open to traffic
IAIS Big Bear Creek Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)
Rated 82% with 7 votes
Truss bridge on railroad over Big Bear Creek
Open to traffic
Built 1901
Ely's Stone Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Rated 82% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Wet Creek on Stone Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Built 1893
DM&E Garfield Park Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Rated 82% with 2 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Duck Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1919
RI Little Lick Creek Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Rated 82% with 3 votes
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over Little Lick Creek on Rock Island Railroad
Abandoned
Abandoned 1980
West Fork Crooked Creek Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Rated 82% with 2 votes
Lost Warren pony truss bridge on CSAH G38
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1928; Lost 2010
Beaver Creek Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Rated 81% with 4 votes
Arch bridge over Beaver Creek on 210th Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1916; rehabilitated 1999
Big Creek Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Arch bridge over Big Creek on 320th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1917
B&SV Bass Point High Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Rated 81% with 6 votes
Deck girder bridge over Bass Point Creek on Boone & Scenic Valley (former FtDDM&S) Railroad northeast of Logansport
Open to traffic
Built 1913
Nishnabotna River Bridge (Crawford County, Iowa)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Nishnabotna Creek on 310th Street near Manilla
Replaced
Built 1945
Oak Creek Drive Arch Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Oak Creek on Oak Creek Drive NE
Open to traffic
Built 1993
RI Iowa River Bridge (Old) (Louisa County, Iowa)
Rated 81% with 3 votes
Lost Lattice through truss bridge on Railroad
Replaced by new bridge
Removed 1910
CGW Des Moines River Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 81% with 7 votes
Abandoned Pratt Truss Bridge over Des Moines River
Gonna be gone by June 2013
Built 1887, closed to railroad traffic in 2001; purchased by the city in 2002 for future trail usage, to be removed 2013
Eagle Creek Railroad Bridge (Wright County, Iowa)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Eagle Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1901 by Chicago Northwestern
Beaver Creek Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Rated 80% with 4 votes
Bridge over Beaver Creek on 210th street
Open to traffic
CGW Cedar River Bridge (N) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Railroad in Waverly
Replaced by new bridge
Collapsed 1914, Replaced shortly thereafter
IANR Shell Rock River Bridge (Butler County, Iowa)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Warren through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Iowa Northern Railroad just south of Clarksville and 0.3 miles east of IA Hwy. 188 Bridge
Open to traffic
Trusses built 1922; DPGS built 1902
CN Maquoketa River Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Rated 80% with 3 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over North Fork Maquoketa River on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1969
Eureka Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
Rated 80% with 3 votes
Arch bridge over Raccoon River on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1912; rehabilitated 1923; Due for major renovation
Stone City Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Stone City Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1881; Replaced 1971
Gipple's Quarry Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Buffington Creek on V Avenue
Closed to all traffic
Built 1893
Rock Valley Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Lost Marsh arch bridge over North Timber Creek on Shady Oaks Road, Old Lincoln Highway in Le Grand
Lost
Built 1918; Demolished circa 2000
Skunk River Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 80% with 10 votes
Warren through truss bridge over Skunk River on a vacated road in Ames
Abandoned
Built 1876; moved here 1916; rehabilitated 1974; abandoned 1990
West Branch Indian Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over West Branch Indian Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1911; rehabilitated 1984
Horse Tunnel (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Tunnel under railroad on sidewalk on Iowa State University Campus
Open to pedestrians only
Union Trail Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Rated 80% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on the Union Bridge Trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1887 by the Union Bridge Co, most removed in 1977
540th Street Overpass (Appanoose County, Iowa)
Rated 79% with 3 votes
Timber stringer bridge over Railroad on 540th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1946
CN/IC Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Waspinicon River on Candian National Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1914
210th Street Bridge (Cedar County, Iowa)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Sugar Creek on 210th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1964
West Auburn Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Whipple through truss bridge over Little Turkey River on Bn Road near West Union
Replaced by bridge on new alignment but left standing.Can be seen from the new bridge.
Built 1881; bypassed by a new bridge in 1996 but left standing.
Coulee Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Culvert bridge over Coulee Creek on C14
Open to traffic
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1967
Memorial Union Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 79% with 3 votes
Bridge over Iowa River on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to traffic
Built 1936
Driveway Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Warren pony truss bridge over East Otter Creek on Driveway
Open to private traffic
West Cemetery Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 79% with 3 votes
Concrete deck girder bridge over Oscar Creek on West Cemetery Road
Open to traffic
Built 1917
Klondike Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Rated 79% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 180th Street southeast of Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1913-15 by the Western Bridge and Construction Co. of Omaha. Bypassed by modern bridge in 1977.
Horn's Ferry Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Des Moines River near the Red Rock Dam on 198th Place
Collapsed
Built in 1881, Two spans lost to flooding in 1929, Partially collapsed on 31 August 1992, Converted to observation decks shortly thereafter.
Hoy Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Rated 79% with 6 votes
Arch bridge over Clear Creek on Heart of Iowa Trail
Open to pedestrians on Heart of Iowa Trail
Built 1912; Abandoned in the 1980s; Coverted to trail usage.
BNSF Des Moines River Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 79% with 4 votes
Warren through truss bridge over Des Moines River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic
Built 1968 as part of the Red Rock Lake Project
Keosauqua Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Rated 79% with 3 votes
Lost through truss bridge over Des Moines River on IA 1 in Keosauqua
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1939, Replaced 2007
BNSF Center Street Overpass (Carroll County, Iowa)
Rated 78% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Center Street, West Nishnabota River & removed CGW
Open to traffic
Built 1913
Harts Mill Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Mill Creek on Road
No longer exists
Booneville Railroad Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Rated 78% with 7 votes
Quadrangular lattice truss bridge over Racoon River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1900
Kent Park Roof Truss Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Roof truss bowstring bridge on a trail at F.W. Kent County Park
Open to pedestrians
IANR Unnamed Oak Creek #2 (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 78% with 4 votes
Concrete culvert bridge over Oak Creek on Railroad (IANR)
Open
Branch Blue Creek Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 78% with 3 votes
Slab bridge over Branch Blue Creek on Franklin Street
Open to traffic
Built 1930
MILW Muscatine Slough Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Rated 78% with 3 votes
Abandoned stringer bridge over Muscatine Slough on Railroad
Abandoned
18th Street Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 78% with 4 votes
Parker through truss over Raccoon River on 18th Street (Now renamed Fleur Drive.)
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1936
Chelsea Lincoln Highway Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Lost steel stringer bridge over Otter Creek on CH V18 (Original Lincoln Highway)
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1928, Closed 2006, Demolished and replaced 2007
Abandoned Pony Truss (Wright County, Iowa)
Rated 78% with 3 votes
Pratt pony truss bridge
Abandoned
Prairie Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Steel through arch bridge over Mississippi River on US 18 between Marquette and Prairie du Chien
Open to traffic
Built 1974
Lake Park Railroad Bridge (Dickinson County, Iowa)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Little Sioux River on Chicago & Northwestern Railroad- Estherville-Sibley Line (now abandoned)
Abandoned
Abandoned since 2006
Iowa Falls Jct Railroad Bridge (Hardin County, Iowa)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Pony plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Union Pacific Railroad in Iowa Falls
Open to traffic
East Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Main Street
Removed but not replace
IA99 Iowa River Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Deck girder bridge over Iowa River on CR X99
Open to traffic
Built 1947
231st Street Cedar River Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Lost Bridge over Cedar River on former alignment of 231st Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Ashworth Park Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 77% with 6 votes
Truss bridge over Trail and Walnut Creek on railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1897
IAIS Little Fourmile Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Little Fourmile Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic
UP Skunk River Bridge (Poweshiek County, Iowa)
Rated 77% with 3 votes
Subdivided Warren Through Truss Bridge over Skunk River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Keigley Branch Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 77% with 6 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Keigley Branch on 550th Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1913 by Koss Construction Co. under the guidance of Conde B. McCullough
UP 6th Street Overpass (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 77% with 7 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over 6th Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1938
UP 500th Avenue Overpass (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over 500th Avenue on railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1941
CNW Little Sioux River Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Railroad
Removed
IANR River Street Overpass (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Rated 76% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over River Street/CRB20 on Iowa Northern Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1948
Great River Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Rated 76% with 4 votes
Cable-stayed bridge over Mississippi River on US Hwy 34 in Burlington
Open to traffic
Built 1993
Twelfth Avenue Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 76% with 2 votes
Five-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on 12th Avenue in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic
Built 1974
IAIS 4th Street Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Rated 76% with 3 votes
Subdivided Warren Through truss bridge on Iowa Interstate Railroad over 4th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1928
UP Lincoln Highway Overpass (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 76% with 3 votes
Bridge over E-41 (The Lincoln Highway) on Union Pacific Double Mainline (Formerly Chicago & North Western Railway)
Open to traffic
Built 1918 (according to stamp on abutment, plate says 1917)
Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Rated 75% with 3 votes
Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on E Bennington Road
Open to traffic
Built 1945
D&W Wapsi Backwaters Trestle (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Rated 75% with 4 votes
Timber stringer bridge over Old Wapsinicon River Channel on D&W Railroad
Open to traffic
CGW Overpass (Carroll County, Iowa)
Rated 75% with 4 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Removed
Removed betwixt the 1970s and the 1980s aerial imagery
180th Street Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Silver Creek(West) on 180th Street in Welton
Open to traffic
Built 1949
Blood Run Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Lost through truss bridge over Blood Run Creek on Oak Avenue north of Livermore
Destroyed by collision; road later abandoned
Built 1901 by the Marshalltown Bridge & Iron Works; destroyed 2003 in car accident
Eden Valley County Refuge Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Wire suspension bridge over Bear Creek on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only
IAIS Ralston Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 75% with 3 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Ralston Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built ca 1900
Old US218 McAllister Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 75% with 3 votes
Abandoned concrete deck girder bridge over McAlllister Creek on Old US218
Inundated
Abandoned 1956
1st Avenue Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 75% with 3 votes
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on First Avenue (Business US 151/IA 922) in Cedar Rapids
Open to traffic
Built 1920; reconstructed 1964
Interurban Trail Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 75% with 6 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Interurban Trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1902, Abandoned 1982; Converted to trail use 1998, repaired 2012
Welch Avenue College Creek Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 75% with 4 votes
Arch bridge over College Creek on Welch Avenue on Iowa State University Campus
Open to traffic
Built 1911
Rock Creek Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Rock Creek on 155th Avenue in Ottumwa
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1930
DM&E Castalia Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Rated 75% with 3 votes
Steel stringer bridge over U.S. 52 on DM&E
Open to traffic
Built 1932
Mud Creek Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Mud Creek on 325th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1953
150th Street Bridge (Cedar County, Iowa)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Rock Creek on 150th Street
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920
Estherville Railroad Bridge (Emmet County, Iowa)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad in Estherville
Open to traffic
Built 1894 with 6 spans DPG, 1 Truss and 3 spans DPG
UP West Beaver Creek Bridge (Greene County, Iowa)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Beaver Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1901
North Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Iowa River on Ll Avenue
Replaced
Squaw Creek Park Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Bridge over Branch of Squaw Creek on Ski Lodge Road
Open to traffic
Built 1926 when the Lincoln Highway was rerouted
CN Railroad Street Overpass (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Bridge over Railroad Street on Railroad (CN)
Open to traffic
Cornelia Lake Bridge (Wright County, Iowa)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over inlet of Cornelia Lake on a pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1877, replaced 1986, Moved to present location
Beaver Channel Parkway Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Rated 73% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Mill Creek on Channel Parkway in Clinton
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1960
UP Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Rated 73% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
Open to traffic
CB&Q Grand River Bridge (Older) (Decatur County, Iowa)
Rated 73% with 2 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Grand River on Railroad
Lost
Long Bridge (Ida County, Iowa)
Rated 73% with 2 votes
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maple Creek on 1st Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Copi Avenue Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 73% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Clear Creek on Copi Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1935
DM&E Pine Creek Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Rated 73% with 4 votes
Deck girder bridge over Pine Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Railroad Street Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Rated 72% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge on Railroad Street
Open to private traffic
Branch Clear Creek Bridge (Cedar County, Iowa)
Rated 72% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Clear Creek on Charles Avenue
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920
Calamus Creek Lincoln Highway Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Rated 72% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Calamus Creek on 235th Street (former Lincoln Highway)
Closed to all traffic
Built ca. 1930
Red Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Rated 72% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Catfish Creek on Railroad
Replaced by a TPG in 2012
Built 1896 Lost 2012
Wildwood Park Arch Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Rated 72% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Sherman's Creek on Golf cart path
Open to pedestrians only
One of two remaining bridges in the park built in 1944/1945 by German POWs
Webster City Railroad Bridge (Hamilton County, Iowa)
Rated 72% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Boone River on Union Pacific Railroad in Webster City
Open to traffic
Built 1901 for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
IAIS Capitol Street Overpass (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 72% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Capitol Street on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1900
CRandIC Iowa River Bridge #2 (Old) (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rated 72% with 3 votes
Lost Pony plate girder over Iowa River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Ink Road Bridge (Linn County, Iowa)
Rated 72% with 2 votes
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Drainage on Ink Road
Open to traffic
DMU Raccoon River Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 72% with 3 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Raccoon River on Railroad
Removed
Removed 2005
325th Street Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Rated 72% with 5 votes
Arch bridge over Calamus Creek on 325th Street in Maxwell
Open to traffic
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1920
RI Soap Creek Bridge (Wapello County, Iowa)
Rated 72% with 2 votes
Lost deck girder/through truss bridge over Soap Creek on former Rock Island Railroad
Piers and abutments remaining
Abandoned in 1980, removed 1982
Evansdale Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Rated 71% with 3 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on Path
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1912; Converted for trail use in 1984; Replaced 2011
Victor Avenue RR Overpass (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Rated 71% with 4 votes
Timber stringer bridge over Canadian National Railway on Victor Avenue
Open to traffic
Quasqueton Avenue Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Rated 71% with 3 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Small Stream on Quasqueton Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1936
CGW West Branch Beaverdam Creek Trestle (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Rated 71% with 2 votes
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over West Branch Beaverdam Creek on Planned Rail-Trail
Abandoned
IA57 Overpass (Hardin County, Iowa)
Rated 71% with 3 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over Illinois Central Railroad on US 20 in Ackley
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1932, Removed April 2013
Coon Creek Bridge (Iowa County, Iowa)
Rated 71% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Coon Creek on 107th Street (107th St)
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1962
Buffalo Creek Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Rated 71% with 2 votes
Through Truss Bridge
Open to authorized state personnel
BNSF Devil's Creek Bridge #1 (Lee County, Iowa)
Rated 71% with 4 votes
Warren through truss bridge over Devil's Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Clive Greenbelt Trail Walnut Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Rated 71% with 2 votes
Pony plate girder bridge over Walnut Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only
IC Des Moines River Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Rated 71% with 2 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1891; final truss span removed in the mid 1990s