Rail-Top Culvert

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Culverts built using old 65lb rails as the basis for stringers.

Hoover Trail - Honey Creek Tributary Culvert (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Rail-Top Culvert bridge over Unnamed Drainage Channel on Hoover Nature Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Hoover Trail - Jordan Creek Tributary Rail-Top Culvert (Johnson County, Iowa)
Abandoned Rail-Top Culvert over Jordan Creek Tributary on Hoover Trail
Abandoned

Old Creamery Trail - Hinkle Creek Rail-Top Culvert (Benton County, Iowa)
Rail-Top Culvert bridge over Hinkle Creek on Old Creamery Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Old Creamery Trail - Hinkle Creek Tributary Rail-Top Culvert (Benton County, Iowa)
Built 1894
Rail-Top Culvert bridge over Small Stream on Old Creamery Trail
Open to pedestrians only

RI - Elmira Junction Rail-Top Culvert (Johnson County, Iowa)
Rail-Top Culvert bridge over Unnamed Tributary of Rapid Creek on Former CRIP
Abandoned

RI - South Branch Ralston Creek Tributary Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1892; Removed ?
Lost Rail-Top Culvert bridge over South Branch Ralston Creek Tributary on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Removed

Riverside Trail - Small Stream Bridge (E) (Washington County, Iowa)
Rail top culvert bridge over Small Stream on Riverside Trail (River Street)
Open to pedestrians only

Small Stream Rail-Top Culvert (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1900
Rail-Top Culvert bridge over Unnamed Creek on Dirt Road
Open to traffic if it's dry