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280th Street Bridge (Butler County, Iowa)
Pratt through truss bridge over West Fork Cedar River on 280th Street
Intact but closed to all traffic

Albany Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1907
Through truss bridge over Volga River on Hill Road
Intact but closed to all traffic

Big Sioux River Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 255th Street
Removed but not replaced

Buffalo Creek Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Through Truss Bridge over Buffalo Creek on State Property
Open to authorized state personnel

CGW - Des Moines River Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1900, closed to railroad traffic in 2001; purchased by the city in 2002 for future trail usage, demolished in 2013
Lost abandoned Pratt Truss Bridge over Des Moines River
Last of the four spans demolished on 11 September 2013.

Clark's Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1913
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on 360th Street north of Kendallville
Open to one-lane traffic

Cross Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 2014
Through truss bridge over MBTA/BMRR on Cross Street in Somerville
Open to traffic

CSAH 58 Border Crossing (Rock County, Minnesota)
Built 1917; Replaced in 1996
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on CSAH 58
Replaced by new bridge

Doon Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1900; replaced ca. 2005
Lost through truss bridge over Rock River Overflow on 250th Street north of Doon
Removed; road raised to the level of the bridge; Overflow drained

English River Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1886
Through truss bridge over English River on Hickory Avenue
Closed to all traffic

Hartley Drive Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Built 1914 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Hartley Drive
Open to snowmobiles only.

Hawkeye Avenue Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1903; Rehabilitated 1952
Closed through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Hawkeye Avenue in Nora Springs
Closed to traffic

Horn's Ferry Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Built in 1881, Two spans lost to flooding in 1929, Partially collapsed on 31 August 1992, Converted to observation decks shortly thereafter.
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Des Moines River near the Red Rock Dam on 198th Place
Collapsed

Kiwanis Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1895, possibly as a swing span, relocated here 1911, converted to pedestrian use by the Kiwanis Club
Two-span through truss bridge over Rock River on Kiwians Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Lincoln Highway Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Old) (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1896, Replaced 1930; Removed in the 1950s
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Lincoln Highway
Replaced by a new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Wright County, Iowa)
Replaced 1977
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Murray Bridge (Humboldt County, Iowa)
Built 1905 by A.H. Austin; rehabilitated 1982; damaged in car wreck during 2004
Through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on 190th Street, southeast of Bradgate
Open to traffic

Queens Avenue Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Lost through truss bridge over North Skunk River on Queens Avenue
Destroyed by flooding 2012-2013; Currently in a heap 100 yards down stream from original location

Red Rock Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Built circa 1897-99, One span lost to flooding in 1944, Removed during the building of the Red Rock Dam (?).
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge with Camelback format (5 slope) upper chords over the Des Moines River on Polk Street
Removed

Twin Bridges (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1878; collapsed 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Road
Collapsed and replaced by a new bridge

White Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1893, may have been relocated here in 1925; repaired after accident in 1986
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 220th Street near Canton
Closed to all traffic

Wilton Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1897; rehabilitated 1936; Closed 1988 Replaced 1996, Attempted relocation failed April 1996; Destroyed by flooding May 1996
Lost through truss bridge over Mud Creek on a local road
Destroyed by flooding

Wolf Creek W Avenue Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Built 1903
Through truss bridge over Wolf Creek on W Avenue
Intact but closed to vehicular traffic