Charles City, Iowa

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Brantingham Street Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1967, Survived the 1968 F5 tornado
Steel stringer bridge over Cedar River on US 18
Open to traffic

Charles City Suspension Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1906; destroyed by flash flooding on June 8, 2008
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

Charley Western Trail - Cedar River Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Opened 1910; Lost 2018
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cedar River on Charley Western Trail
Demolished July 2018

DM&E - Cedar River Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Pratt pony truss bridge over Cedar River on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway
Open to traffic

Gilbert Street Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1914
Concrete arch bridge over Shermans Creek on Gilbert Street in Charles City
Open

IC/ITR Overpass (Floyd County, Iowa)
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Charles City Western Railway on Illinois Central Railroad
Removed

ITR - Sherman's Nursery Bridge (N) (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1910
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Sherman's Creek on Former driveway to Bailey's Nursery
Intact but closed to all traffic

ITR - Sherman's Nursery Bridge (S) (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1910,
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Sherman's Creek on Charles City Western Railway
Derelict/abandoned

ITR/MILW Overpass (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1915; Abandoned 1964; Removed ?
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Charles City Western
Removed

Main Street Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1909 replacing a two-span through truss bridge built in the 1880s.
Concrete arch bridge over Cedar River on Main Street in Charles City
Open to traffic

Main Street Bridge (Old) (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built ca 1892, Pushed into river during ice jam & relocated downstream 1909
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Main Street
Destroyed by collision

Main Street Bridge (Older) (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1870; Re-decked 1882; Condemned 1892 but not replaced until 1908.
Lost Truesdell through truss bridge over Cedar River on Main Street in Charles City.
Replaced by a new bridge

Sherman's Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Stone arch bridge over Sherman's Creek on Grove Street
Open to traffic

St. Mary's Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1909; Replaced 1967
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on 4th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Wildwood Park Arch Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
One of two remaining bridges in the park built in 1944/1945 by German POWs
Stone arch bridge over Sherman's Creek on Golf cart path
Open to pedestrians only