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120th Street Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on 120th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1915 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co.
120th Street Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on 120th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1915; Replaced 2006 by culvert
Bear Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on Robin Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1968
Bentonsport Bridge   [Map]
Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1882, removed from vehicular service 1985
Big Cedar Creek Bridge   [Map]
Through truss bridge over Big Cedar Creek on Vine Avenue
Intact but closed to all traffic (south approach blocked by No Trespassing sign 1/2 mile from bridge)
Built ca. 1910
Big Indian Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Big Indian Creek on Quill Road
Open to traffic
Built 1967; rehabilitated 1999
Big Indian Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Big Indian Creek on Lark Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1969
Bonaparte Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1877, Replaced 1960
Boyer Bridge   [Map]
Through truss bridge over Big Indian Creek on Underwood Avenue
Removed but not replaced
Built 1882;
Branch Des Moines River Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Des Moines River on Stone Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1966; rehabilitated 2000
Branch Des Moines River Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Des Moines River on 270th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1971
Branch Des Moines River Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Des Moines River on Hawk Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1964
CB&Q - Big Indian Creek Bridge #1   [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Indian Creek on former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Demolished
Line abandoned 1969, bridge removed 1970s
CB&Q - Big Indian Creek Bridge #2   [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Indian Creek on former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Demolished
Line abandoned 1969, bridge removed 1970s
CB&Q - Big Indian Creek Bridge #3   [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Indian Creek on fomer Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Demolished
Line abandoned in 1969, bridge removed 1970s
CB&Q - Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost Deck girder bridge over unknown branch of Big Indian Creek on former CB&Q railroad
Demolished
Line abandoned in 1969, bridge removed 1970s
CB&Q - Creek Bridge #2   [Map]
Lost Timber stringer bridge over unknown branch of Big Indian Creek on former CB&Q railroad
Demolished
Line abandoned 1969, bridge removed 1970s
CB&Q - Des Moines River Covered Bridge   [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Burlington & Southwestern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1871; Replaced ca. 1904-6
CB&Q - Drainage Ditch Bridge   [Map]
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Drainage Ditch on former CB&Q railroad
Demolished
Line abandoned in 1969, bridge removed 1970s
CB&Q - Farmington Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Lost through truss bridge over Des Moines River / Front St on former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Removed with piers remaining
Built 1906; Line abandoned in 1969, bridge removed 1970s
CB&Q - Fox River Bridge   [Map]
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Fox River on abandoned railroad (CB&Q)
Demolished
Line abandoned in 1969, bridge removed 1970s
CB&Q - White Oak Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost timber stringer bridge over White Oak Creek on former CB&Q railroad
Demolished
Line abandoned in 1969, bridge removed 1970s
Chequest Creek Bridge   [Map]
Through truss bridge over Chequest Creek on 3rd Street (3rd St)
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1966
Chequest Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Chequest Creek on a local road
Unknown status
Built 1958
Douds Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1898; Replaced 1954
Eisenhower Bridge   [Map]
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
Farmington Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on IA 2
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1882, Replaced 1948
Fox River Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Fox River on CR W20 (Meadow Avenue)
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1965
Hawk Drive Bridge   [Map]
Through truss bridge over Coppers Creek on Hawk Drive
Closed to all traffic
Built 1906
Heather Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Lick Creek on Heather Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1968
Holcomb Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Holcomb Creek on a local road
No longer exists
Built ca. 1910; replaced 2001
IA1 Overpass   [Map]
Lost Timber stringer bridge over RI railroad on Hwy 1
Replaced with a fill once the railroad removed
IA16 Stump Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost Deck girder bridge over Fox River on former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1947; Replaced 2003
IA2 Des Moines River Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Lost Haunched deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River on IA 2
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1948 Replaced 2013
IA2 Rock Creek Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek on IA 2
Open to traffic
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1968
Keosauqua Bridge   [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Des Moines River on IA 1 in Keosauqua
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1939, Replaced 2007
Keosauqua Bridge (Old)   [Map]
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1873; Replaced 1938
Kilbourn Bridge   [Map]
Six-span through truss bridge over the Des Moines River on Lark Avenue
Closed to all traffic
Built 1908-09 by the Ottumwa Supply & Construction Co.
Kilbourn Bridge (Old)   [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1890; Destroyed 1903
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Bridge #1   [Map]
Arch bridge over an unnamed creek on State Park Road (State Park Rd) in Keosauqua
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Bridge #2   [Map]
Stone culvert bridge over Small Stream on Pk 623(Lac-Keo)
Open to traffic
Built 1920; rehabilitated 1995
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Footbridge   [Map]
Stone clad closed spandrel arch bridge over Elys Creek on Park Road
Open to traffic
Leando-Douds Bridge   [Map]
Haunched deck plate girder over Des Moines River on IA 98
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1954, Replaced 2016
Lick Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Lick Creek on a local road
No longer exists
Built ca. 1910; replaced 2000
Lick Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Lick Creek on 137th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1925; Replaced 2006
Little Cedar Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Cedar Creek on a local road
No longer exists
Built 1925; replaced 2003
Little Cedar Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Little Cedar Creek on Teal Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1961
Little Cedar Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Cedar Creek on a local road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1937; replaced 1999
Little Lick Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Little Lick Creek on a local road
Closed to all traffic
Built 1909
Little Lick Creek Bridge   [Map]
Through truss bridge over Little Lick Creek on 150th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Local Road Bridge   [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Baker Creek on CR J40 (Route J40)
Open to traffic
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1964
Local Road Bridge   [Map]
Through truss bridge over an unnamed creek on a local road
Unknown status
Built 1882
Mt. Sterling Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fox River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Old IA79 Des Moines River Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Haunched deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River on Old Ia 79
Open to traffic
Built 1960
Pittsburg Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1882, One span collapsed Nov. 15, 1958 after a car collision; Replaced 1960
Reeds Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Reeds Creek on 235th Road
Open to traffic
Built 1967
RI - Coppers Creek Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Coppers Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Derelict/abandoned
Abandoned 1980
RI - Crooked Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Crooked Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
Abandoned and removed ca. 1980
RI - Croton Trestle   [Map]
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over unknown creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Derelict/abandoned
Abandoned 1980
RI - Douds Trestle (E)   [Map]
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over unnamed creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Derelict/abandoned
Abandoned 1980
RI - Douds Trestle (W)   [Map]
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over unnamed creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Derelict/abandoned
Abandoned 1980
RI - Gates Trestle   [Map]
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over unnamed creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Derelict/abandoned
Abandoned 1980
RI - Grants Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Grants Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
Abandoned and removed ca. 1980
RI - Honey Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Honey Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
Abandoned and removed ca. 1980
RI - Kilbourne Trestle #1   [Map]
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over unnamed creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Derelict/abandoned
Abandoned 1980
RI - Kilbourne Trestle #2   [Map]
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over unnamed creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Derelict/abandoned
Abandoned 1980
RI - Kilbourne Trestle #3   [Map]
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over unnamed creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Derelict/abandoned
Abandoned 1980
RI - Lexington Creek Trestle   [Map]
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Lexington Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Derelict/abandoned
Abandoned 1980
RI - Lick Creek Bridge (Kilbourn)   [Map]
Abandoned quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Lick Creek on former Rock Island Railroad
Derelict/abandoned
Abandoned 1980, rails removed and partially salvaged early 1980s
RI - Nameless Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over unnamed tributary of Des Moines River on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
Abandoned and removed ca. 1980
RI - Oak Grove Trestle   [Map]
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over unnamed creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Derelict/abandoned, partially destroyed by flooding
Abandoned 1980
RI - Reeds Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Reeds Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
Built 1886, Abandoned and removed ca. 1980
RI - Rock Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Rock Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Demolished
Abandoned and removed ca. 1980
RI - Strip Creek Trestle   [Map]
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Strip Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Derelict/abandoned
Abandoned 1980
RI - Stump Creek Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Stump Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Derelict/abandoned
Built ?; Abutment reinforced 1908; Abandoned 1980
Rock Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Rock Creek on 180th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1969
Selma Bridge   [Map]
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1897; Replaced 1977
Stump Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over a Stump Creek on 120th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1916
Stump Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Stump Creek on CR J12 (118th Road)
Open to traffic
Built 1967
Summer Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Summer Creek on Timber Road
Open to traffic
Built 1971
Timber Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Des Moines River on Timber Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1910; replaced 2013