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18th Street Bridge [Map]
Parker through truss over Raccoon River on 18th Street (Now renamed Fleur Drive.)
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1893; Replaced 1936

2nd Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Haunched Deck Plate Girder bridge over Des Moines River on 2nd Avenue
Open
Built 1935

2nd Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Rigid frame bridge over Birdland Drive on 2nd Avenue in Des Moines
Open to traffic
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1985

340th Street Creek Bridge [Map]
Slab bridge over Local Creek on 340th Street
Open to traffic

340th Street Drainage Bridge [Map]
Slab bridge over Field drain on 340th Street
Open to traffic

34th Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Concrete rigid frame bridge over St. Johns Road on 34th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1982

34th Street Overpass (Old) [Map]
Lost Bridge over St. John's Road on 34th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1916; Replaced 1982

63rd Street Bridge (Old) [Map]
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on 63rd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

6th Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel Stringer bridge over Des Moines River on 6th Avenue
Open to traffic

6th Avenue Bridge (Old) [Map]
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Des Moines River on 6th Avenue
Collapsed
Built 1907, Collapsed 1965, Replaced 1966

6th Avenue Bridge (Older) [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 6th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1886, Replaced 1906

6th Street Culvert [Map]
Concrete culvert bridge over Unnamed Drainage Ditch on 6th Street
Open to traffic

7th Street Viaduct [Map]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Cherry Street and multiple railroads on 7th Street
Demolished
Built 1966; Removed 1999

7th Street Viaduct (Old) [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Railroad on 7th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1913; Replaced 1966

86th Street Overpass [Map]
Lost Aluminum Bridge over Over I-35 & I-80 on 86th Street in Urbandale
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1958; Replaced 1994

Adelphi RFD 1 Bridge [Map]
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Unnamed Tributary of the Des Moines River on Adelphi RFD 1
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ?; Replaced 1950

Adventureland Railroad - Adventureland Lake Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Adventureland Lake on Adventureland Railroad
Open to traffic

Ankeny Luten Arch [Map]
Lost Luten arch bridge over Fourmile Creek on 1st Street
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1910; Damaged irreparably by flooding in 1917

Army Post Road Bridge [Map]
Culvert bridge over Unnamed creek on Army Post Road
Removed

Avon RFD 1 Overpass [Map]
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on Avon RFD 1
Replaced by a new bridge

Ball's Ford Bridge [Map]
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Des Moines RFD 2/Avon RFD 1
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1891 as 4 Parker through trusses; One span replaced by a Pratt through truss 1909; One span collapsed June 23rd, 1938 under weight of car; One span relocated to Warren County and has since been demolished

Beaver Avenue Bridge (Old) [Map]
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Beaver Creek on Beaver Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1914, Replaced 1958

Beaver Avenue Bridge (Older) [Map]
Pratt through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on Beaver Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1914

Beaver Creek Bridge [Map]
Concrete stringer bridge over Beaver Creek on NW 121st Street
Open to traffic

Berwick Drive Overpass [Map · Street View]
Timber stringer bridge over Railroad on Berwick Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1948

Birdland Park Drive Bridge [Map · Street View]
Stone faced concrete arch bridge over Birdland Lagoon on Birdland Park Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1930

BNSF - Des Moines River Bridge [Map · Street View]
Warren through truss bridge over Des Moines River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic
Built 1964

BNSF - Drainage Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/BNSF Railway
Open to rail traffic

BNSF - Mud Creek Bridge [Map]
Pony Plate Girder Bridge over Mud Creek on Railroad
Open to rail traffic
Bridge built during a line relocation project thru Runnells, as part of the Lake Red Rock Dam project

BNSF - Spring Creek Railroad Bridge [Map]
Concrete stringer bridge over Spring Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Branch Mud Creek Bridge [Map]
Lost Pony truss bridge over Branch Mud Creek on 20th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1955; replaced 2013

Bridge Near Mitchellville [Map]
Bridge over creek on road
Open to traffic

Camp Creek Bridge [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Camp Creek on Miller Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1914

Camp Creek Bridge [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Camp Creek on 124th Street
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1930; rehabilitated 1958

Camp Dodge Culvert [Map]
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Camp Dodge Road Bridge [Map]
Warren pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on Camp Dodge Road
Open to military traffic

Camp Dodge Unnamed Stream Culvert [Map]
Concrete culvert over Unnamed Stream on Camp Dodge Road
Open to private traffic only.

Capitol Hill Tunnel [Map]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Court Avenue
Removed
Built 1918. Removed 1992

Carney Marsh Bridge [Map]
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Old Channel South Skunk River on NE 150th Avenue
Removed but not replaced
Built in the 1920s; Bypassed 1968; Relocated to private home in White Oak 2004

CBQ - Des Moines River Bridge (Iowa Power & Light Co.) [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Removed
Removed 1974

CBQ - North River Bridge [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over North River on Railroad
Removed

CBQ/MSTL - Elm Street Railroad Bridge [Map]
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Built 1880; Caught fire 1956; Removed 1968

Center Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel through arch bridge over Des Moines River on Pedestrian and bicycle trail at the Principal River Walk
Open to pedestrians and bikes only
Built in 2010 as part of the Principal River Walk trail network along the Des Moines River

Center Street Bridge [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Center Street
Removed
Built 1939; Closed 1969 after the MacVicar Freeway/I235 opened; Removed 1973/1974

CGW - Bridge #F262 [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Tributary of Fourmile Creek on Abandoned Union Pacific Railroad (Future Trail)
Intact but closed to all traffic

CGW - Des Moines River Bridge [Map · Street View]
Lost abandoned Pratt Truss Bridge over Des Moines River
Last of the four spans demolished on 11 September 2013.
Built 1901, closed to railroad traffic in 2001; purchased by the city in 2002 for future trail usage, demolished in 2013

Chichaqua Bottoms Wagon Bridge [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Chichaqua Bottoms on Pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1915; moved here in 1992

Chichaqua Valley Trail - Bridge #F255 [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Tributary of Muchikinock Creek on Chichaqua Valley Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built Ca. 1884

Chichaqua Valley Trail - Drainage Ditch #38 Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Drainage Ditch #38 on Chicgaqua Valley Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Chichaqua Valley Trail - Fourmile Creek Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Fourmile Creek on Chichaqua Valley Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Chichaqua Valley Trail - Santiago Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Santiago Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Chichaqua Valley Trail - South Skunk River Bridge [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over South Skunk River on Chichaqua Valley Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1928

Cline Hall of Science-Fitch Hall Skywalk [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Pedestrian Pathway on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1949

Clive Greenbelt Trail - Walnut Creek Bridge [Map]
Pony plate girder bridge over Walnut Creek on Clive Greenbelt Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1889, Likely Relocated Here; Converted to trail use 1991

Closes Creek Bridge [Map]
Stringer bridge over Closes Creek on Forest Avenue
Open to traffic

CNW - East University Avenue Overpass [Map]
Lost Bridge over East University Avenue on Chicago & North Western Railway
Removed
Built 1941; Removed 1960s

CNW - Euclid Avenue Overpass [Map]
Pony plate girder over Euclid Avenue on Railroad (CNW)
Removed but not replaced
Built 1934; Removed 1997

Commerce Bridge [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Raccoon River on Commerce Drive
Destroyed by flooding
Built 1889; Destroyed 1965

Corydon Bridge [Map]
Pratt Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
No longer exists
Built 1889, Damaged and closed after the National Guard drove a tank across it in 1972, Removed ca: 1975

Court Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Five-span arch bridge over Des Moines River on Court Avenue in Des Moines
Open to traffic
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1982

Court Avenue Bridge (1st) [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Court Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1858, Destroyed 1869

Court Avenue Bridge (3rd) [Map]
Lost Post through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Court Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1871, replaced 1917

DCI - 80th Street Overpass [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over 80th Street on Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway
Removed
Built ?; Removed ca 1946

DCI - Camp Creek Tributary Bridge [Map]
Lost Culvert bridge over Tributary of Camp Creek on Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway
Removed
Built ?; Removed ca 1946

DCI - Fourmile Creek Bridge [Map]
Lost Bridge over Fourmile Creek on Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway
Removed
Built ?; Removed ca 1946

DCI - Highland Park Bridge [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Removed due to "Urban Renewal"
Built 1905; Demolished 1986

DCI - Saylor Creek Tributary Trestle [Map]
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Saylor Creek Tributary on Des Moines & Central Iowa Railroad
Removed

Deer Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Arch bridge over Deer Creek on 38th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1914

DeVoite Drive Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pony truss bridge over Camp Creek on de Voite Drive (de Voite Dr)
Open
Built 1958

DMRy - Bridge to Nowhere [Map · Street View]
Concrete rigid frame bridge over High Street on Des Moines Railway Co.
Removed
Built 1917; Removed in the 1980s

DMRy - Merle Hay Road Trestle [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Merle Hay Road (58th Street) on Des Moines Railway Co.
Removed
Built circa 1904-5 (Supposedly); Removed July 11, 1950

DMRy - Walnut Creek Trestle [Map]
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Walnut Creek on Des Moines Railway Co.
Removed
Built ca 1898,

DMU - Raccoon River Bridge [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Raccoon River on Railroad
Removed
Built 1910; Removed 2005

Drake University Carpenter Hall Footbridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Quad Creek (Formerly a Reflecting Pool) on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1953

Drake University Crawford Hall Footbridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Quad Creek (Formerly a Reflecting Pool) on Footpath
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1953

DSM River Trail - Unnamed Creek Trestle [Map · Street View]
Timber stringer bridge over Unnamed creek on Des Moines River Trail
Open to pedestrians only

East 14th Street Viaduct [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Railroad Yard on East 14th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1937; Rehabilitated 1973

East Douglas Avenue Bridge [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fourmile Creek on East Douglas Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1895; rehabilitated 1973; replaced 1999

Easton Boulevard Bridge (Old) [Map]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Four Mile Creek on Easton Blvd
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1948

Easton Boulevard Bridge (Older) [Map]
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Four Mile Creek on Easton Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1948

Edna M. Griffin Memorial Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel through arch bridge over Interstate 235 on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only
Built 2005

Eight Street Viaduct [Map]
Steel and concrete stringer bridge over Martin Luther King Jr Parkway on 8th Street
Open to Northbound traffic
Built 1968

Euclid Avenue Des Moines River Bridge [Map · Street View]
Haunched steel stringer bridge over Des Moines River on US 6
Open to traffic
Built 1933; rehabilitated 1969

Euclid Avenue Des Moines River Bridge (Old) [Map]
Pratt through truss on Euclid Avenue over Des Moines River
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1906, Replaced 1933

Euclid Avenue Fourmile Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Fourmile Creek on US 6
Removed and replaced
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1956

Evergreen Ave Bridge [Map]
Bridge over Runoff channel for Easter Lake on Evergreen Ave
Open to traffic
Built 1967

FDDM - East University Avenue Overpass [Map]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over EastUniversity Avenue on Ft. Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
Removed but not replaced
Built 1941; Removed 1967

FDDM - Fourmile Creek Trestle [Map · Street View]
Timber stringer bridge over Fourmile Creek on Radio Mast Access Road
Collapsed
Collapsed 1966

FDDM - Fourmile Creek Tributary Culvert [Map]
Abandoned concrete culvert bridge over Fourmile Creek Tributary on Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway
Abandoned

FDDM - Saylor Creek Culvert [Map]
Abandoned concrete culvert bridge over Saylor Creek on Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway & Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

FDDM/RI - Euclid Avenue Overpass (Old) [Map]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Euclid Avenue on Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway & Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1934; Replaced 1960

Fisher Bridge [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 66th Avenue/Des Moines RFD No.4/Kempton Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1906; Replaced 1959

Fleur Drive Bridge [Map · Street View]
Haunched deck plate girder bridge over Raccoon River & Railroad on Fleur Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1990

Fleur Drive Overpass [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over SW 22nd Street on Fleur Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1936; rehabilitated 2011

Four Mile Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Slab bridge over Four Mile Creek on NE 134th Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1914

Fourmile Creek Marsh Arch Bridge [Map]
Lost Marsh arch bridge over Fourmile Creek on
No longer exists
Built 1914; Replaced ?

Fourmile Creek Tributary Bridge [Map]
Slab bridge over Fourmile Creek Tributary on NE 126th Ave
Open to traffic

Frink Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Frink Creek on SW Mckinley Avenue
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1937

George Washington Carver Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel through arch bridge over Racoon River on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Open to traffic
Built 2005

Grand Avenue Arch Rejected Designs (1916) [Map]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Des Moines River on Grand Avenue
Never built

Grand Avenue Bridge (1918) [Map · Street View]
Arch bridge over Des Moines River on Grand Avenue in Des Moines
Demolished
Built 1918; rehabilitated 1968; Demolished 2016-17

Grand Avenue Bridge (2017) [Map]
Concrete stringer bridge over Des Moines River
Open to traffic
Built 2016-17

Grand Avenue Bridge (Older) [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Grand Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1918

Grand Avenue Walnut Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Arch bridge over Walnut Creek on Grand Avenue in Des Moines
Replaced
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1961 Demolished 2013

Grant Street South Bridge [Map]
Slab bridge over Unnamed creek on IA 945
Open to traffic
Built 1918; rehabilitated 1949

Great Western Trail - Frink Creek Bridge [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Frink Creek on Great Western Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Great Western Trail - Frink Creek Bridge (South) [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Frink Creek on Great Western Trail
Open to pedestrians only

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

Hanley Bridge [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Jester Park Drive
Removed
Two spans damaged & replaced 1949, Removed ca. 1975

Herrold Bridge [Map]
Concrete deck girder bridge over Beaver Creek
Closed to all traffic
Built 1921

High Trestle Trail - Drainage Bridge [Map]
Timber stringer bridge over local creek on High Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians only

High Trestle Trail - Field Road Overpass [Map]
Beam bridge over Field Road on High Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1914

High Trestle Trail - Pasture Bridge [Map]
Beam bridge on High Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians only

High Trestle Trail - Rock Creek Bridge [Map]
Timber stringer bridge over Rock Creek on High Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians only

High Trestle Trail - Rock Creek Culvert [Map]
Concrete culvert bridge over Rock Creek on High Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians only

High Trestle Trail - Small Stream Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Small stream on Trail (Former Railroad)
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1913

High Trestle Trail - Wolf Creek Bridge [Map]
Timber stringer bridge over Wolf Creek
Open to pedestrians only

High Trestle Trail Culvert #1 [Map]
Concrete culvert bridge over Unnamed Stream on High Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians only

High Trestle Trail Culvert #3 [Map · Street View]
Concrete culvert bridge over Unnamed Stream on High Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians only

High Trestle Trail Culvert #4 [Map · Street View]
Concrete culvert bridge over Unnamed Stream on High Trestle Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Hubbell Arch Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel arch bridge over Interstate 235 on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only
Built 2005

Hubbell Avenue Bridge [Map]
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Fourmile Creek on Hubbell Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1916; Replaced 2002

IA316 Des Moines River Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Des Moines River on IA Hwy. 316/ CSAH S35
Open to traffic
Built 1968

IA415 Overpass [Map · Street View]
Concrete rigid frame bridge over 66th Avenue on IA 415
Removed but not replaced
Built 1942

IA46 Des Moines River Bridge [Map]
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Des Moines River on IA46
Removed
Built 1938; Removed 1998

IAIS - 80th Street Overpass [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over 80th Street on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1901

IAIS - 8th Street Southwest Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 8th Street SW on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1955

IAIS - Ashworth Park Bridge [Map]
Warren Through Truss bridge over Trail and Walnut Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1897; Replaced 2017

IAIS - Camp Creek Bridge [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Camp Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1900

IAIS - Camp Creek Tributary Bridge [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Camp Creek Tributary on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1903

IAIS - Des Moines River Bridge [Map · Street View]
8 span Through Plate Girder bridge over Des Moines River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1905

IAIS - Fourmile Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Five span deck plate girder bridge over Fourmile Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1900

IAIS - Frink Creek Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Frink Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Abandoned

IAIS - Hickman Road Overpass [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over Hickman Road on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Little Fourmile Creek Arch [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Little Fourmile Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Little Fourmile Creek Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Little Fourmile Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Little Fourmile Creek Culvert #1 [Map]
Concrete culvert bridge over Little Fourmile Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Little Fourmile Creek Culvert #2 [Map]
Concrete culvert bridge over Little Fourmile Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Little Fourmile Creek Culvert #3 [Map]
Concrete culvert bridge over Little Fourmile Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Little Fourmile Creek Tributary Culvert [Map]
Concrete culvert bridge over Little Fourmile Creek Triibutary on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Mud Creek Trestle [Map]
Timber stringer bridge over Mud Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Raccoon River Park Bridge [Map · Street View]
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Jordan Creek on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

IAIS - Raccoon River Tributary Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Raccoon River tributary on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Tributary of Fourmile Creek Arch [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Tributary of Fourmile Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Walnut Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pony truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS - Walnut Creek Bridge #2 [Map · Street View]
Pony truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1902, Piers Rebuilt 1943

IAIS - Walnut Creek Tributary Bridge [Map]
Timber stringer bridge over Walnut Creek Tributary on IAIS Railroad
Open to traffic

Indian Creek Bridge [Map]
Through truss bridge over Indian Creek on NE 162nd Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1916

Indian Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Arch bridge over Indian Creek on CR S27 (96th Street)
Open to traffic
Rehabilitated 1959

Indian Creek Bridge [Map]
Through truss bridge over Indian Creek on 152nd Avenue
No longer exists
Rehabilitated 1951

Inter-Urban Trail Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Interurban Trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1905, Abandoned 1982; Converted to trail use 1998, repaired 2012

Iowa State Fairgrounds Bridge [Map]
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Fourmile Creek Tributary on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Jordan Creek Bridge [Map]
Lost concrete arch bridge over Jordan Creek on Grand Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1932; replaced 1996

Jordan Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Deck arch bridge over Jordan Creek on Grand Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1996

Kempton Bridge [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River on NW 66th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1959; Replaced 2017

Little Beaver Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Little Beaver Creek on Nw 100th Street
No longer exists
Built 1919

Little Creek Bridge [Map]
Concrete tee beam bridge over Little Creek on 340th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1917

Locust Street Bridge (1909) [Map · Street View]
Arch bridge over Des Moines River on Locust Street in Des Moines
Demolished; Replacement to be constructed
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1967; to be replaced in 2018

Locust Street Bridge (Old) [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Locust Street
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1909

M&StL - Walnut Creek Bridge [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Removed
Built 1901; Removed ?

Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Bridge [Map · Street View]
Bridge over Des Moines River on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Open to traffic
Built as part of Des Moines' Southeast Connector Project

Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Bridge over Raccoon River [Map]
Concrete stringer bridge over Raccoon River on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Open to traffic

Mile Long Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Saylorville Lake (Des Moines river) on Iowa Highway 415
Open to traffic
Built 1973; Abutments rebuilt 2014

MILW - Big Creek Bridge [Map]
Lost Bridge over Big Creek on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed

MILW - Walnut Creek Tributary Trestle [Map]
Timber stringer bridge over Walnut Creek Tributary on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

MSTL - Des Moines River Bridge [Map]
Lost 4 span quadrangular through truss over Des Moines River on former M&STL
Removed
Built 1901; Replaced 1905 by an upstream bridge and sold to the M&StL; Removed ?

Mud Creek Bridge [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Mud Creek on SE Vandalia Road
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920

Mud Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Arch bridge over Mud Creek on 12th Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1925

Mud Creek Bridge [Map]
Slab bridge over Mud Creek on SE Stewart Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1913

Mud Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Mud Creek on Local road
Open to traffic

Mud Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Slab bridge over Mud Creek on Ne 72
Open to traffic
Built 1927

Mud Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete tee beam bridge over Mud Creek on NE 27th Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1936

Mud Creek Pony Truss [Map]
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Mud Creek on abandoned Hancock Street
Abandoned

NE 102nd Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete deck girder bridge over Fourmile Creek on NE 102nd Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1917, Replaced 2017

NE 104th Street Bridge [Map]
Slab bridge over Unnamed creek on NE 104th Street
Open to traffic

NE 118th Avenue Bridge (Old) [Map]
Original location of relocated Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Skunk River on NE 118th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge but relocated
Built 1915; Replaced 1992, relocated

NE 12th Avenue Bridge [Map]
Deck arch bridge over Tributary of Little Fourmile Creek on NE 12th Avenue
Don't know

NE 54th AVE bridge [Map]
Lost Concrete stringer bridge over I-35 on NE 54th AVE
Demolished

NE 62nd Avenue Bridge [Map]
Deck arch bridge over Mud Creek on 32nd Street SE
Open to traffic
Built 2005

NE 62nd Avenue Bridge (Old) [Map]
Concrete tee beam bridge over Mud Creek on NE 62nd Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1913; Replaced 2005

NE Berwick Drive Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Muchikinock Creek on NE Berwick Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1967

NE University Avenue Culvert [Map]
Concrete culvert bridge over local creek on East University
Open to traffic

Ninth Street Viaduct [Map]
Steel and concrete stringer bridge over Martin Luther King Jr Parkway on 9th Street
Open to Southbound traffic only
Built 1967

North River Bridge [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over North River on Road
Removed but not replaced
Built 1939

NS - Dean Lake Outlet Bridge [Map]
Timber stringer bridge over Unnamed overflow creek from Dean Lake on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/BNSF Railway
Open to rail traffic

NS - Fourmile Creek Bridge [Map]
Timber stringer bridge over Fourmile Creek on Wabash Railroad
Open to rail traffic
Original 112' bridge built 1891; rebuilt 1904 with this bridge

NW - Hastie Crossing [Map]
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Vandalia Road & Unnamed Tributary of the Des Moines River on Norfolk & Western Railway
Removed
Built 1947; Removed account of line relocation just to the north of this location, ca. 1967

NW 128th Street Bridge [Map]
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Walnut Creek on Nw 128th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1916, Replaced 1998

NW 150th Avenue Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Fourmile Creek on NW 150th Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1926

NW 70th Avenue Bridge (Old) [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on NW 70th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1959

NW 72nd Place Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Saylor Creek on NW 72nd Place
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1939; Replaced 2015

NW 84th Avenue Arch Bridge [Map · Street View]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Rock Creek on NW 84th Avenue
Open to private traffic

NW 86th Street Beaver Creek Bridge [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on NW 86th Street
Removed but not replaced
Built 1909 at Levey, Iowa; Rebuilt here 1939; Closed 1982

NW 86th Street Little Beaver Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pony truss bridge over Little Beaver Creek on NW 86th Street in Johnston
Open to traffic
Built 1926

NW Rowe Drive Bridge [Map]
Parker through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on NW Rowe Drive
No longer exists

Old Channel Bridge [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Old Channel on 64th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Old IA415 Rock Creek Bridge [Map]
Lost concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek on Old IA 415
No longer exists
Built 1917; replaced 2000

Old NE 62nd Avenue Bridge [Map]
Abandoned bridge over Tributary of Camp Creek on Old NE 62nd Avenue Alignment
Abandoned

Old US 6 Camp Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Arch bridge over Camp Creek on Old US 6 in Mitchellville
Open to traffic
Built 1922

Oralabor Gateway Trail - Carney Marsh Culvert [Map]
Concrete culvert bridge over Carney Marsh on Oralabor Gateway Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1911

Owens Covered Bridge [Map · Street View]
Howe through truss bridge over Branch of Yeader Creek on a pedestrain path in Lake Easter Park
Open to pedestrians
Built 1887 over North River; Relocated to Lake Easter Park,

Park Street Skywalk [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Park Street on Skywalk
Removed but not replaced
Built 1988; Removed within the past few years

Payton Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed creek on E Payton Avenue
Removed and replaced
Built 1925

Pleasant Drive Bridge [Map]
Lost Deck arch bridge over Cummins Creek on Pleasant Drive
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ?; Replaced 2010

Raccoon River Covered Bridge (1st) [Map]
Lost Bridge over Raccoon River on Front Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1862, Carried away in an ice jam in 1865; Replaced 1871

Raccoon River Covered Bridge (2nd) [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Raccoon River on First Street & Streetcar
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1872; Replaced 1916

Red Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pratt Through Truss Bridge over Des Moines River on Principal Riverwalk
Open to pedestrian traffic
Built 1891; One truss span lost due to collision with a shifted flatcar load 1944; Abandoned in 1995; Converted to trail use in 2006; Raised 2016-17

RI - 12 Avenue Overpass (E) [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over 12th Avenue on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced

RI - 12th Avenue Overpass (W) [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over 12th Avenue on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Removed & replaced with a fill 1965

RI - 8th Street Southwest Overpass (E) [Map]
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over 8th Street Southwest on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Removed
Built 1955

RI - Br. Little Fourmile Creek Culvert [Map]
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Little Fourmile Creek Tributary on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Abandoned; Collapsing
Built 1896

RI - Des Moines River Bridge (1st) [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1868; Replaced 1880

RI - Des Moines River Bridge (2nd) [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad (RI)
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1880; Replaced 1901

RI - Fourmile Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Fourmile Creek
Abandoned
Built ca. 1900; abandoned ca. 1980

RI - US 6 Overpass (E; Old) [Map]
Lost Girder bridge over US 6 on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1955

RI - US 6 Overpass (W; Old) [Map]
Lost Girder bridge over US 6 on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1955

RI/DCI Overpass [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Filled in
Built ?; Removed and filled in during the late 80s/early 90s

Rider Way Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel through arch bridge over Interstate 235 on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only
Built 2005

Riverside Park Drive Bridge [Map · Street View]
Arch bridge over Raccoon River on SW 1st Street in Des Moines
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1974; Converted to pedestran use 2006

Riverview Park Bridge [Map]
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Lagoon on Corning Avenue
Destroyed by fire
Built 1914; Burned 1990

Roger Avenue Bridge [Map]
Warren pony truss bridge over Muchikinock Creek on Roger Avenue
Open to traffic

Scott Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Arch bridge over Des Moines River on Scott Avenue in Des Moines
Open to traffic
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1981

Scott Avenue Bridge [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Fourmile Creek on Scott Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1913; replaced 1993

SE 52nd Street Bridge [Map]
Arch bridge over Unnamed Tributary of the Des Moines River on SE 52nd Street
Open to private traffic

SE 6th Street Bridge [Map]
Bridge over Des Moines River on SE 6th Street
Open to traffic

SE 6th Street Bridge (Old) [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on SE 6th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1906; Replaced 1973

SE 9th Street Bridge [Map]
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Des Moines River on SE 9th Street
Removed
Built 1871 at Walnut Street, Relocated here 1891; Abandoned 1934; Removed 1941

Sherwood Forest Shopping Center Bridge [Map · Street View]
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Rocklyn Creek on a parking lot connector road
Derelict/abandoned

Shortline Yard Footbridge [Map]
Lost Bridge over Short Line Yard on Pedestrian Pathway
Removed

Snyder Bridge [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on 128th Street
No longer exists
Built 1898, Removed ca. 1975

South Skunk River Bridge [Map]
Pratt through truss bridge over South Skunk River on 158th Avenue (158th Ave)
Open to traffic
Built 1928

St. Johns Road Bridge [Map · Street View]
Arch bridge over an unnamed creek on St. Johns Road in Des Moines
Open to traffic

Stonebridge Road Culvert [Map]
Concrete culvert bridge over Western Hills Creek on Stonebridge Road
Open to traffic

SW 2nd Street Bridge [Map]
Bridge over Raccoon River on SW 2nd Street
Open to traffic

SW 63rd Street Bridge [Map]
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Raccoon River
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1894'; Replaced 1964

SW 7th Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Arch bridge over Raccoon River on SW 7th Street in Des Moines
Open to traffic
Built 1915; rehabilitated 1968

SW 9th Street Bridge [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Raccoon River
Replaced by a new bridge in 1967
Built 1892; Replaced 1967

SW 9th Street Bridge [Map]
Concrete stringer bridge over Raccoon River on SW 9th Street
Open to traffic

Thomas Mitchell Park Low Water Bridge [Map]
Bridge over Camp Creek on Road
Open to pedestrians only
Park established 1961

Trestle-to-Trestle Trail - Beaver Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over Beaver Creek on Trestle to Trestle Trail
Collapsed
Converted to trail use ca. 2000; Collapsed during ice jam 2019

Tributary of Skunk River Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Tributary of Skunk River on NE Rieck Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1927

Union Station [Map]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Des Moines River on Railroads/Passenger Station
Never built

University Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Des Moines River on University Avenue in Des Moines
Open to traffic
Built 1917-1920; rehabilitated 1966

UP - Deer Creek Branch Bridge [Map]
Concrete stringer bridge over Branch of Deer Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built, according to local homeowner, in the 1990's, replacing an earlier timber bridge

UP - Des Moines River Bridge (Hartford Avenue) [Map · Street View]
3 Span Baltimore Through Truss Bridge over Des Moines River near Hartford Ave
Open to traffic
First built 1880's, rebuilt 1915 as 4 span truss bridge with trestle approaches on either side, rebuilt 1920 with three truss spans and trestle. Trestle filled at later date.

UP - East University Avenue Overpass [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over East University Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1941;

UP - Euclid Avenue Overpass [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Euclid Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1960

UP - Fourmile Creek Bridge [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Fourmile Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - IA415 Overpass [Map · Street View]
Steel Stringer Bridge over IA-415 (2nd Ave) on Union Pacific Railroad (Ex DCI)
Open to traffic
Built 1942

UP - Jordan Creek Bridge (E) [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Jordan Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Jordan Creek Bridge (W) [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Jordan Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Raccoon River Bridge (Hollingsworth Spur) [Map · Street View]
Deck plate girder bridge over Raccoon River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1985 using secondhand material

UP - Runoff Creek Bridge #1 [Map]
Bridge over Runoff creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Runoff Creek Bridge #2 [Map]
Bridge over Runoff creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Saylor Creek Culvert [Map]
Abandoned concrete culvert bridge over Saylor Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

UP - Tributary Bridge [Map]
Timber stringer bridge over unamed Des Moines River tributary on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - Western Hills Creek Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Western Hills Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP - White Oak Creek Bridge [Map]
Bridge over White Oak Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1941

UP/DCI Overpass [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over abandoned Railroad (DCI) on Railroad (UP)
Open to traffic

US69 Des Moines River Bridge [Map]
Haunched steel stringer bridge over Des Moines River on US 69 in Des Moines
Open to traffic
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1973

WAB - Cattle Pass [Map]
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Farm crossing on Wabash Railroad, later N&W Railway
Demolished
Original bridge built 1902, renewed 1905; removed upon line abandonment for Lake Red Rock project

WAB - Ditch Bridge [Map]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Unknown ditch on Wabash Railroad
Appears to have been replaced prior to 1990 with a corrugated iron pipe

Wabash - Branch of Spring Creek Bridge [Map]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Spring Creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Removed account of line realignment during Lake Red Rock project
Original 30' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1891; renewed 1903; replaced 1944 with this bridge; removed 1968 account of line realignment during Lake Red Rock project

Wabash - Drainage Trestle [Map]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished
Original pile trestle bridge at this location built 1899; rebuilt 1937 with this bridge; removed account of line realignment concurrent to Lake Red Rock project

Wabash - Hastie Crossing (Old) [Map]
Lost Timber striger bridge over Adelphi RFD 1 & Unnamed Tributary of the Des Moines River on Wabash Railroad
No longer exists
Built ?; Replaced 1947

Wabash - Mud Creek Bridge [Map]
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Mud Creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished
Demolished & removed account of line relocation concurrent to the Lake Red Rock project

Wabash - Polk County Park Bridge [Map]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/BNSF Railroad
Demolished

Wabash - Spring Creek Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Spring Creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Removed account of line realignment during Lake Red Rock project
Original 235' pile trestle bridge built 1894, rebuilt with this bridge 1936; removed account of line realignment during Lake Red Rock project

Wabash - Unknown Creek Bridge [Map]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Demolished
Original 78' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1891; renewed 1904; replaced by this bridge 1935; removed account of line realignment concurrent to the Lake Red Rock project

Walnut Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Arch bridge over Des Moines River on Walnut Street in Des Moines
Open to traffic
Built 1911; rehabilitated 1966

Walnut Street Bridge (1st) [Map]
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on Walnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1866, Replaced 1871

Walnut Street Bridge (2nd) [Map]
Bowstring through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Walnut Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1871, Replaced 1891

Walnut Street Bridge (3rd) [Map]
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1891, Replaced 1911

Waterworks Park Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pratt pony truss bridge over Raccoon River on Trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1914 , Converted for trail use in 1999

White Oak Creek Private Driveway Bridge [Map · Street View]
Warren pony truss bridge over White Oak Creek Tributary on Driveway
Open to authorized vehicles only
Relocated here 2004

Yeader Creek Bridge [Map]
Lost arch bridge over Yeader Creek on SW 9th Street in Des Moines
No longer exists
Replaced 2004