Council Bluffs, Iowa

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10th Street Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1936
Steel stringer bridge over Indian Creek on 10th Street
Open to traffic

14th Avenue Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1935
Steel stringer bridge over Indian Creek on 14th Avenue
Open to traffic

1st Street Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1936
Stringer bridge over Indian Creek on 1st Street
Open to traffic

3rd Avenue Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1935
Stringer bridge over Indian Creek on 3rd Avenue
Open to traffic

5th Avenue Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1935
Stringer bridge over Indian Creek on 5th Avenue
Open to traffic

6th Avenue Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1930
Stringer bridge over Indian Creek on 6th Avenue
Open to traffic

7th Avenue Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1930
Steel stringer bridge over Indian Creek on 7th Avenue
Open to traffic

9th Avenue Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1930
Steel stringer bridge over Indian Creek on 9th Avenue
Open to traffic

9th Street Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1936
Steel stringer bridge over Indian Creek on 9th Street
Open to traffic

Abandoned CNW - Indian Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned MILW- Indian Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Abandoned Through Girder Bridge over Indian Creek on Abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railway
Derelict/abandoned

Abandoned RI - Indian Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1899
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned RI - Indian Creek Bridge #2 (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1899
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Abandoned Rock Island Railroad
Abandoned

Abandoned Wabash - Indian Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Original bridge built 1899; replaced 1912 with this bridge
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Railroad (Wabash)
Abandoned

Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1888; widened with 3rd truss line added 1922-1924; tolls removed 1947; replaced by I-480 bridge in 1966
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Douglas Street/US 6/US Alt 30
Replaced by new bridge

Benton Street Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1935
Stringer bridge over Indian Creek on Benton Street
Open to traffic

BNSF - Indian Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

Broadway Line - Indian Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Local Trail
Open to pedestrians only

CGW - Rue Street Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Rue Street on Chicago Great Western Railway
Removed

CGW/MILW Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Chicago Great Western Railway
Removed

CN - Big Lake Road Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Steel stringer bridge over Big Lake Road on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

CN - Indian Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

CN - Indian Creek Bridge (Creek Top) (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1899
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

Fairmount Park Bridge #1 (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Pratt half-pony truss bridge over Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co. on Road
Removed

Fairmount Park Bridge #2 (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co. on Road
Removed

IAIS - Franklin Avenue Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1901, Approaches Replaced 2014
Deck Girder bridge over Franklin Avenue on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Indian Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1899
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - McPherson Avenue Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1901, Approaches Replaced 2013/2014
Deck plate girder bridge over McPherson Avenue & Little Mosquito Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Mosquito Creek Viaduct (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek & Valley View Drive on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - US-6 Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1968
Deck plate girder bridge over US-6 on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS/BNSF Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IC - East Omaha Swing Bridge (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1893 by Phoenix Bridge Company, second swing span built in 1903 by American Bridge Co.
Through truss swing bridge over Missouri River on Canadian National Railway
Closed to all traffic

Madison Avenue Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Replaced 1968
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mosquito Creek on Madison Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

North Broadway Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1977
Stringer bridge over Indian Creek on N.Broadway
Open to traffic

UP - 35th Street Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1900
Steel stringer bridge over 35th Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Indian Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Indian Creek Bridge EB (11th Street) (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1998
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Indian Creek Bridge WB (11th Avenue) (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Omaha Railroad Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1916
Through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Omaha Railroad Bridge (1st) (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1873 under the direction of Grenville Dodge; damaged by tornado Aug. 25, 1877; replaced span by span during 1886-87
Lost Post through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

UP - Omaha Railroad Bridge (2nd) (Douglas County, Nebraska)
Built 1886-87 under the direction of George S. Morison; replaced 1916
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

US6 Broadway Viaduct (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built in 1955
Deck plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad, Canadian National Railway, City Streets on West Brodway (Highway 6)
Replaced by a new bridge

Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Mosquito Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1934; Abandoned 1984; Converted to trail ?
Deck plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek on Wabash Trace Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only