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Historic Bridge Weekend 2013

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35th Street Overpass (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1888 in Chicago, Illinois; Relocated Here 1934
Whipple through truss bridge over BNSF Fort Madison Yard on 35th Street in Fort Madison, Iowa
Open to traffic

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

Anamosa Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1887; Replaced 1929; Closed to vehicular traffic 1955; Restored 1975; Damaged by flooding in 2008 and closed to all traffic; Reopened after repairs, ca 2011-2012
Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Pedestrian Walkway in Anamosa
Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Arsenal Bridge (1896) (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1896, Rehabilitated 1983 & 1997
Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River on 2 lanes of traffic and 2 rail lines in Davenport
Open to traffic

Asher Creek Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1978
Two-span concrete arch bridge over Asher Creek on N. Center Street in Marshalltown
Open to traffic

B&SV - Bass Point High Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1913
Deck girder bridge over Bass Point Creek on Boone & Scenic Valley (former FtDDM&S) Railroad northeast of Logansport
Open to traffic

Bellefountain Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Built 1898
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Jefferson Street.
Closed to all traffic

Bentonsport Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1882, removed from vehicular service 1985
Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on trail
Open to pedestrians

Bergfeld Pond Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built as part of Dubuque Bridge in 1872, relocated to Whitewater Creek Drive in 1898, dismantled and relocated to present site in 2007
Pratt through truss bridge over Bergfeld Pond at Bergfeld Park on Pedestrian path
Open to pedestrians only

Black Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1972
Through truss bridge over Iowa River on 360th Street
Intact but closed to all traffic

Black Hawk Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1955
Three-span cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River, Front Street, and DM&E Railroad on WI 82 at Lansing
Open to two-lane traffic

BNSF - Burlington Bridge (2012) (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 2012
Warren through truss lift bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Des Moines River Bridge (S) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1903 and 1910
Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Four Mile Bridge (2002) (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1903, Truss spans replaced 2002
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Des Moines River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Skunk River Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1910
Through truss bridge over Skunk River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Bridgeport Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1904, Closed 1984
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Skunk River on Old Quarry Road
Closed to all traffic

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

Bunker Mill Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1887; M-frame portal bracing was added to the Town Lattice portal bracing in 1909.; Closed to traffic in 2003; Damaged by arson in 2013; Restored 2013-2017
Pratt through truss bridge over English River on Nutmeg Avenue
Open to pedestrians only

Cascade Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1896; reinforced in 1905; rehabilitated 1960; Closed 2008; Foot traffic allowed 2010; Closed to foot traffic 2019
Deck truss bridge over Cascade Ravine on S. Main Street in Burlington
Closed; Doomed

Centennial Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Completed July 12, 1940; rehabilitated 1996; tolls removed May 2, 2003
Steel through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 between Davenport and Rock Island
Open to traffic

Center Street Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built in 2010 as part of the Principal River Walk trail network along the Des Moines River
Steel through arch bridge over Des Moines River on Pedestrian and bicycle trail at the Principal River Walk
Open to pedestrians and bikes only

Chambers Ford Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Built 1890 & 1903; rehabilitated 1938
Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on 380th Street
Demolished and replaced per ACME Mapper Satellite

Chenelworth Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1957
Through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on 82nd Avenue
Open to traffic

Chicken Creek Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1927 as a single-span pony truss; Flooding underminded abutment 1929; Additional span added 1930
Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Chicken Creek on Saulsbury Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Chimney Rock Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1906 by the Continental Bridge Co. Relocated here in 1952- is the first bridge built at this location.
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Chimney Rock Road
Closed to all traffic

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

CNW - Honey Creek Bridge (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 1912, Removed 1930
Deck plate girder bridge over Honey Creek on Abandoned CNW Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Coffee Street Bridge (Fillmore County, Minnesota)
Built 1893 by the Chicago Bridge Co.; made obsolete by new bridge on CSAH 8 in 1965; rehabilitated ca. 2002
Through truss bridge over Root River on Coffee Street in Lanesboro
Open to pedestrians only

Cone Lake Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1900; Rehabilited 1985
Steel stringer bridge over Pike Creek/Cone Lake on 245th Street
Open to traffic

Court Avenue Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1982
Five-span arch bridge over Des Moines River on Court Avenue in Des Moines
Open to traffic

CP - La Crescent Swing Bridge (Houston County, Minnesota)
Built 1901
Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic

CP - Sabula Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built 1906; West Approach Upgraded Ca. 1930
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic

Crescent Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1898, Iowa Approach Added 1905
Camelback through truss bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF/CP/IC&E/DM&E Railroad in Davenport
Open to traffic

Crooked Creek Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1895
Through truss bridge over Crooked Creek on Orange Avenue
Closed to all traffic

Damon Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built 1956
Through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on 435th Avenue (CR Z34)
Open to traffic

Dietzenbach Bottom Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1891; Relocated here 1926; Replaced 2004 but left standing
Warren through truss bridge over Turkey River on Pheasant Road near St. Lucas
Replaced by new bridge; old structure still standing

DME - Des Moines River Bridge (West Channel) (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1911;
Warren Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

DME - G38 Overpass (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1903
Deck truss bridge over 250th Street and West Fork Crooked Creek on Canadian Pacific Railway
Open to traffic

DME - Iowa River Bridge (Tyson Spur) (Louisa County, Iowa)
Built 1894, Approach Collapsed 2008, removed completely 2014
Lost Parker through truss over Iowa River on former Iowa Beef Packers (Tyson Foods) spur line
Bridge removed

Driveway Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built ?
Kingpost pony truss bridge over Martha Creek on driveway
Open to private traffic

Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1982
Steel through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on US 61 and US 151
Open to traffic

Eisenhower Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1888 as a 2-span bridge between Des Moines and Lee Counties; relocated here in 1930
Pratt through truss bridge over Fox River on 252nd Street
Closed to all traffic

Eldorado Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1899
Through truss bridge over Turkey River on State Street
Closed to all traffic

Elkader Keystone Bridge (Clayton County, Iowa)
Built 1889; rehabilitated 1973 and 2022
Two-span stone arch bridge over Turkey River on Bridge Street in Elkader
Intact but closed to all traffic; currently undergoing rehabilitation

Ely's Stone Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1893
Stone arch bridge over Wet Creek on Stone Bridge Road
Open to traffic

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

Eveland Bridge (Mahaska County, Iowa)
Built 1876-77 by McKay & Nelson(Ft. Wayne Iron Works); one span replaced in 1903
Abandoned Whipple through truss bridge over the Des Moines River on Fulton Avenue
Abandoned with deck missing

Field Bridge (Benton County, Iowa)
Pratt pony truss bridge over Unnamed Creek on Private
Open to livestock; one end appears to have fallen but trusses are intact.

Fish Creek Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1907
Through truss bridge over Fish Creek on Kentucky Avenue
Closed to all traffic

Fish Creek Bridge (Henry County, Iowa)
Built 1894, moved and restored 2002
Pinned Pratt truss-leg bedstead bridge, formerly over a branch of Fish Creek on a local road
Open to pedestrians only

Forestville South Branch Root River Bridge (Fillmore County, Minnesota)
Built 1899 by the Gillette-Herzog Manufacturing Co.; closed to traffic in 2009
Through truss bridge over South Branch Root River on CR 118 at Forestville
Open to pedestrians only

Fort Atkinson Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1892 by D.H. Young of Manchester, Iowa
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Turkey River on 150th Street in Fort Atkinson
Intact - Closed to all traffic

Fort Madison Bridge (1927) (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1927
Toll double-decker through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on IA 2/IL 9/BNSF Railroad at Fort Madison
Open to traffic

Fox Road Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1882, Relocated Here Ca. 1905; Abandoned 1938 along with entire line from Turkey River Junction to West Union; Converted to road sometime thereafter
Through truss bridge over Volga River on a local road
Open to traffic

Freeport Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Originally built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. over Upper Iowa River on a county road; relocated 1989
Relocated bowstring through truss bridge at Trout Run Park in Decorah
Open to pedestrians only

Fremont Mill Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1873 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; relocated 1985
Relocated bowstring through truss bridge in Central Park, east of Anamosa
Open to pedestrians

French Creek Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1900; closed 2010; demolished 2013
Masonry Arch bridge over French Creek on Avenue D in Fort Madison
Demolished

Gateway Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1956
Suspension bridge over Mississippi River on US 30 at Clinton
Open to traffic

Gedney Lake Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built 1930
Pratt through truss bridge over Gedney Lake on Former alignment of 231st Street
Open to Pedestrians

George Washington Carver Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 2005
Steel through arch bridge over Racoon River on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Open to traffic

Gilliece Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. Collapsed under overweight load May 5th, 2017.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Cattle Creek Road
Closed following collapse.

Glovers Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1962
Concrete arch bridge over Glovers Creek on N. Pine Street
Open to traffic

Great River Bridge (Des Moines County, Iowa)
Built 1993 to replace MacArthur Bridge
Cable-stayed bridge over Mississippi River on US Hwy 34 in Burlington
Open to traffic

Green Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1898; closed to traffic in 1993; rehabilitated 1998 and 2016 for pedestrian usage
Three-span through truss bridge over Raccoon River formerly on SW 5th Street, now a pedestrain trail in Des Moines
Open to pedestrains only

Hale Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1877-1879 over Wapsipinicon River at Hale; Replaced 2003; Relocated 2006 to Wapsipinicon State Park
Relocated Bowstring through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Wapsipinicon State Park trail
Open to pedestrians only

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.

Hawk Drive Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1906
Through truss bridge over Coppers Creek on Hawk Drive
Closed to all traffic

Henry Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1911
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Scenic River Road
Demolished. Replacement bridge being built

Heritage Trail - 1872 Bridge Rest Stop (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1872, Relocated to Road 1889, relocated here in 1992, restored in 2011
Pratt through truss bridge on Heritage Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Heritage Trail - Little Maquoketa River Bridge #6 (Durango) (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1913
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Little Maquoketa River on Heritage Trail
Open to pedestrians only

High Trestle Trail Bridge (2010) (Boone County, Iowa)
Built 2010
Precast concete girder bridge over Des Moines River on High Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians, with new deck built on original bridge piers

Hill Boulevard Bridge (Davis County, Iowa)
Built 1905 per NBI, Relocated here 1951
Through truss bridge over Soap Creek on Hill Boulevard
Open to traffic

Hog's Back Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1963
Arch bridge over Dry Run Creek on US 52 in Decorah
Open to traffic

Horn's Ferry Bridge (Marion County, Iowa)
Built in 1881, Two spans lost to flooding in 1929, Partially collapsed on 31 August 1991, Converted to observation decks shortly thereafter.
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Des Moines River near the Red Rock Dam on 198th Place
Collapsed

I-280 Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1970
Steel through arch bridge over Mississippi River on I-280 in Davenport
Open to traffic

I-74 Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Northbound bridge built 1935; southbound built 1960; both rehabilitated 1975
Pair of suspension bridges over the Mississippi River on I-74 between Bettendorf and Moline
Intact but closed to all traffic

IAIS - 3rd Street Overpass (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1928
Subdivided Warren Through truss bridge over 3rd Street on Iowa Interstate Railroad tracks
Open to traffic

IAIS - 4th Street Overpass (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1928
Subdivided Warren Through truss bridge on Iowa Interstate Railroad over 4th Street
Open to traffic

IAIS - Harrison Street Overpass (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1907
Steel stringer bridge over Harrison Street on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IANR - Bear Creek Tributary Stone Arch (Benton County, Iowa)
Built 1891
Stone arch bridge over unknown stream on Iowa Northern Railroad
Open to traffic

IANR - Mud Creek Stone Arch (Benton County, Iowa)
Built 1898
Stone arch bridge over Mud Creek & 59th Street Dr. on Iowa Northern Railroad
Open to traffic

Iowa River E Avenue Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Built 1938
Through truss bridge over Iowa River on E Avenue
Closed due to severe erosion causing abutment failure.

Iron Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1950
Through truss bridge over Maquoketa River on Iron Bridge Road
Open to traffic

Jefferson Street Viaduct (Wapello County, Iowa)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1984
Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on Jefferson Street in Ottumwa
Open to traffic

Julien Dubuque Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Built 1943; rehabilitated 1992
Steel through arch bridge over the Mississippi River on US 20 at Dubuque
Open to traffic

Kellogg Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1975, demolished 2014
Through truss bridge over North Skunk River on Ridge Road in Kellogg
Demolished.

Kewash Trail - West Fork Crooked Creek Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1889
Lattice through truss bridge over West Fork Crooked Creek on Kewash Trail
Open to pedestrians

Kilbourn Bridge (Van Buren County, Iowa)
Built 1908-09 by the Ottumwa Supply & Construction Co.
Six-span through truss bridge over the Des Moines River on Lark Avenue
Closed to all traffic

La Crosse Bridge (WB) (La Crosse County, Wisconsin)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1983; Served westbound traffic only since the opening of the Eastbound Bridge in 2004
Through truss bridge over Mississippi River on US 14/US 61/WI 16 (Westbound)
Open to traffic

Landis Road Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1909
Through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Landis Road
Open to traffic

Lima Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Bypassed 1979
Pratt through truss bridge over Volga River on Heron Road
Bypassed

Lincoln Highway/Jefferson Highway Colo Interchange (Story County, Iowa)
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1976
Steel stringer bridge over Over Us 65 on Co Rd E-41 (old Lincoln Highway)
Open to traffic

Long Point Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Built 1941
Through truss bridge over Iowa River on P Avenue
Open to traffic

Lost Creek Bridge (Lee County, Iowa)
Built 1925; replaced 2015-16
Lost through truss bridge over Lost Creek on Lost Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Lover's Leap Bridge (Louisa County, Iowa)
First built in 1886, replaced in 1904 with a 160 ft span, current 262 ft span built in 1922
Swinging Pedestrian bridge
Open to pedestrians

Lower Road Bridge (Jones County, Iowa)
Built 1878 by the King Bridge Company
Bowstring through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Private road
Open to private traffic

Major Road Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built 1912; replaced in 1998 but left in place
Warren through truss bridge over Turkey River on Major Road
Closed to all traffic

Maple Mill Bridge (Washington County, Iowa)
Built 1886; Closed 1995 after being hit by a car; Destroyed by flooding ca 2016.
Lost through truss bridge over English River on Fir Avenue
Destroyed by flooding as of 3/10/2016

Mark N. Morris Bridge (Whiteside County, Illinois)
Built 1975
Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on IL 136/IA 136 between Fulton and Clinton
Open to traffic

McCaffrey Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1924
Two-span through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on 244th Avenue, east of Bluffton
Open to one-lane traffic

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