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140th Street Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge overIoway (Formerly Squaw) Creek on 140th Street and W Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1900
170th Street Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek on 170th Street
No longer exists
Replaced 2002
188th Road Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Sand Creek on 188th Road
Open to traffic
200th Street Beaver Creek Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Beaver Creek on Local
Open to traffic
Built 1930
200th Street Beaver Creek Tributary Bridge   [Map]
Slab bridge over Beaver Creek Tributary on 200th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1915
200th Street Middle Beaver Creek Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Middle Beaver Creek on 200th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1920
210th Street Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Bridge over Beaver Creek on 210th street
Open to traffic
230th Street Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on 230th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1900
240th Street Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on 240th Street
No longer exists
Replaced 2004
260th Street Bridge   [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on 260th Street
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1895; replaced 1999
300th Street Bridge   [Map]
Lost arch bridge over Big Creek on 300th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1916; replaced 2004
305th Street Bridge   [Map]
Lost rainbow arch bridge over Beaver Creek on 305th Street
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1919; replaced 1997
310th Street Bridge   [Map]
Slab bridge over Little Beaver Creek on 310th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1915
320th Street Bridge   [Map]
Marsh Arch bridge over Big Creek on 320th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1917
335th Street Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on 335th Street
Replaced by a UCEB
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1941; replaced circa 2000
335th Street Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on 335th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1920; rehabilitated 2003
B&SV - Bass Point High Bridge   [Map]
Deck girder bridge over Bass Point Creek on Boone & Scenic Valley (former FtDDM&S) Railroad northeast of Logansport
Open to traffic
Built 1913
B&SV - Des Moines River Bridge   [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River on Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1915, North End Rebuilt 1923
Bass Point Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost Stringer bridge over Bass Point Creek on Road
Removed
Beaver Creek Bridge   [Map]
Arch bridge over Beaver Creek on 210th Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1916; rehabilitated 1999
Beaver Creek Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Beaver Creek on Local road
Open to traffic
Built 1923
Boone Bridge (1928)   [Map]
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Lincoln Highway
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1928; replaced 2000
Branch Beaver Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Beaver Creek on 250th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1900
C Avenue Beaver Creek Bridge   [Map]
Bridge over Beaver Creek on C Avenue
Open to traffic
C Avenue Beaver Creek Tributary Bridge   [Map]
Concrete bridge over Beaver Creek on C Ave
Open to traffic
Camp Hantesa Swinging Bridge   [Map]
Wire suspension bridge over Ravine on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1919,
Canyon Road Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Pease Creek on Canyon Road (250th Street)
Open to traffic
Built 1933
Centerville Bridge (1896)   [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Removed
Built 1896; Replaced 1922 by a new bridge downstream
Centerville Bridge (1922)   [Map]
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 188th Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1922; Replaced 1980
CNW - 500th Avenue Overpass   [Map]
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over 500th Avenue on Railroad (CNW)
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1899, Replaced 1941
CNW - Honey Creek Bridge   [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Honey Creek on Abandoned CNW Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Built 1912, Removed 1930
CNW - Lincoln Highway Overpass   [Map]
Lost concrete rigid frame bridge over Lincoln Highway on railroad (FDDM)
Removed
Removed ca. 1987
CNW - Linwood Cemetery Arch Bridge   [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Honey Creek on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
Abandoned
Built 1881
CNW - Mill Creek Stone Arch   [Map]
Stone Arch Bridge over Mill Creek on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1881, Abandoned 1930
CNW - Moingona Bridge (1894)   [Map]
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed but not replaced
Built 1894, Removed 1933
CNW - Moingona Bridge (Pre 1894)   [Map]
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1894
CNW Overpass   [Map]
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Railroad (CNW) on Railroad (FDDM)
Removed
Removed ca. 1983
Coal Valley Bridge #1   [Map]
Concrete culvert bridge over Noah Creek on Coal Valley Road
Abandoned
Coal Valley Bridge #2   [Map]
Concrete deck girder over Coal Valley Creek on Road
Open to traffic(?)
Deer Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Slab bridge over Beaver Creek on Deer Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1915
Deer Avenue Marsh Arch Bridge   [Map]
Lost rainbow arch bridge over Beaver Creek on Deer Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1915; replaced 1996
Elk Rapids Bridge   [Map]
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ?; Approach replaced 1910; Substructure rebuilt 1912; Replaced 1963
FDDM - Bass Point Creek Trestle   [Map]
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Bass Point Creek on Railroad
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1903; Partially destroyed by flooding in 1912; Replaced in 1913
FDDM - Bluff Creek Trestle   [Map]
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Bluff Creek on Railroad (FDDM)
Abandoned
FDDM - Bluff Creek Tributary Bridge #1   [Map]
Lost Stringer bridge over Bluff Creek Tributary on Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern
Removed
FDDM - Bluff Creek Tributary Bridge #2   [Map]
Lost Stringer bridge over Bluff Creek Tributary on Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern
Removed
FDDM - Bluff Creek Tributary Culvert #1   [Map]
Abandoned concrete culvert bridge over Bluff Creek Tributary on Railroad (FDDM)
Abandoned
FDDM - Bluff Creek Tributary Culvert #2   [Map]
Abandoned concrete culvert bridge over Bluff Creek Tributary on Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern
Abandoned
FDDM - Des Moines River Bridge (Old)   [Map]
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1903; Replaced 1915
FDDM - Worle Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Worle Creek on Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway
Removed
Fraser Bridge (1916)   [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on K Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1916; Washed away June 1954; Replaced November 1955
Fraser Bridge (Older)   [Map]
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Des Moines River on K Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ?; Replaced 1916
High Trestle Trail - Big Creek Bridge   [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Creek on High Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1913 reusing a 1906 span, 1906 span removed 1958
High Trestle Trail - Cattle Pass Arch   [Map]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cattle Pass on High Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1912
High Trestle Trail - Murphy Branch Culvert   [Map]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Murphy Branch on High Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1913; Repaired 2011
High Trestle Trail - Prairie Creek Culvert   [Map · Street View]
Concrete culvert bridge over Prairie Creek on High Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians only
High Trestle Trail Bridge (2010)   [Map · Street View]
Precast concete girder bridge over Des Moines River on High Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians, with new deck built on original bridge piers
Built 2010
Hubby Bridge   [Map]
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Opal Lane
Removed
Built 1909; Removed 1975
I Avenue Overpass   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Railroad on I Avenue
Open to traffic
IA164 Turkey Creek Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned concrete culvert bridge over Turkery Creek on Abandoned IA164/Moingona Road
Abandoned
IA17 Overpass   [Map]
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on IA17/Kennedy Avenue
Removed
Incline Bridge   [Map]
Truss bridge over Des Moines River on Boone No. 6
Removed
Built ?; 124' Steel Truss added to east end 1910
Ioway Creek Bridge   [Map]
Marsh arch bridge over a branch of Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek on 110th Street and U Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1916
J Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Bluff Creek on J Avenue
Open to traffic
J Avenue Overpass   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on J Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1900
Juniper Road Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed Tributary on Juniper Road
Open to traffic
Built 1930
L Avenue Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on L Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1900
Ledges State Park Low Water Crossings #1-6   [Map]
Slab bridge(s) on Canyon Road (250th Street) under Pease Creek
Open to traffic
Built 1941
Ledges State Park Stone Bridge   [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Pease Creek on trail
Open to pedestrians
Built ca. 1933
Lincoln Highway Noah Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost Beam bridge over Noah Creek on Lincoln Highway
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 19XX; Replaced 1962
Little Beaver Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Beaver Creek on 320th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Little Beaver Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Beaver Creek on 330th Street
No longer exists
Replaced 2003
Little Beaver Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Beaver Creek on 330th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 2003
Little Beaver Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Beaver Creek on 335th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1900
Little Beaver Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Little Beaver Creek on Irish Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1939
Little Creek Bridge   [Map]
Concrete tee beam bridge over Little Creek on 340th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1917
Lost Ledges State Park Bridge   [Map]
Lost Bridge over Pease Creek on Pedestrian Path
No longer exists
Lower Ledges Road Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Pease Creek on Canyon Road (250th Street)
Open to traffic
Built 1933
Mackey Bridge   [Map]
Arch bridge over Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek on 120th Street
Demolished and replaced with a slab of concrete.
Built 1917
Magnolia Road Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Bear Creek on Magnolia Road Bridge
Open to traffic
Built 1950
Main Street Overpass   [Map · Street View]
Concrete rigid frame bridge over High Trestle Trail on Main Street
Open to traffic
Built 1999
MILW - County Road R27 Overpass   [Map]
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Highway R27 on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Removed 1980
MILW - Granger High Bridge (1893)   [Map]
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1893, Deck trusses added 1898; Removed 1944; Remains demolished 1976
MILW - Honey Creek Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Honey Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed
Built 1914, Removed 1980
MILW - Lincoln Highway Overpass   [Map]
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over US 30 on Railroad (MILW)
Removed
Built 1917; Removed 1980
MILW - Madrid High Bridge (1913)   [Map]
Lost Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on former Milwaukee Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1913 as a double track bridge, relegated to single track in 1934, replaced in 1973
MILW Mainline/MILW Boone Branch Overpass   [Map]
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed
MILW/CNW Bridge   [Map]
Lost Girder bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed
Removed 1980
Montana Road Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Honey Creek on Montana Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1920, replaced 2017
Montgomery Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Montgomery Creek on W Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1923; replaced 2015
Pilcher's Overhead   [Map · Street View]
Timber stringer bridge over Railroad on Mallard Avenue
Open to traffic
Prairie Creek Bridge   [Map]
Arch bridge over Prairie Creek on U Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1915
Qw Lane Overpass   [Map · Street View]
Timber stringer bridge over High Trestle Trail on Qw Lane
Open to traffic
Rose Ferry Bridge (1879)   [Map]
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1879; Removed 1931
Sixteen-to-One Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Des Moines River on IA 164
Destroyed by flooding
Condemned 1947; Washed away 1954
South Onion Creek Tributary Intersection Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over South Onion Creek Tributary on Intersection of 200th St and V Ave
Open to traffic
State Street Overpass   [Map]
Slab bridge over High Trestle Trail on State Street
Replaced
Built 1914
UP - 500th Avenue Overpass   [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over 500th Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1941
UP - Beaver Creek Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over Beaver Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1900
UP - Benton Street Subway   [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Benton Street on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1910
UP - Kate Shelley High Bridge (1901)   [Map · Street View]
Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on Union Pacific Railroad west of Boone
Bypassed
Built 1899-1901, bypassed in 2007-09
UP - Kate Shelley High Bridge (2009)   [Map]
Concrete Beam and Deck Plate Girder over Des Moines River on Union Pacific Railroad west of Boone
Open to traffic
Built 2007-09 to replace parallel deck truss bridge
UP - Madrid High Bridge (1973)   [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed
Built 1973; Abandoned in 2003; Removed in 2004 to be reused in the new Kate Shelley Bridge
UP - Middle Beaver Creek Bridge   [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over over Middle Beaver Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1899
UP - Ogden Stone Arch Bridge   [Map]
Stone arch bridge over East Branch Beaver Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1900
UP - Polecat Creek Arch   [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Polecat Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1899
UP - South Onion Creek Tributary Arch   [Map]
Stone Arch bridge over South Onion Creek Tributary on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1899
UP - X Avenue Overpass   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over X Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1941
Wagon Wheel Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 200th Street west of Boone
Remaining spans demolished December 2, 2016
Built 1909; closed to vehicle traffic in 2008 due to flood damage on an approach span; center pier damaged by ice on February 22, 2016 with one span collapsing on March 10, 2016. Remaining spans demolished December 2, 2016.
Water Street Overpass   [Map]
Lost Slab bridge over Railroad (MILW) on Water Street
Removed but not replaced
Built 1914
Wilson Bridge   [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Destroyed by flooding