Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 41.071667,-90.721111
Carries 192nd St over Duck Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Pin-connected, 3-panel half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Duck Creek on 192nd St
History:
Built:
Location: Mercer County
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Duck Creek
Photo taken by Dale Travis
289441
Duck Creek1
Photo taken by Dale Travis
328315
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.229444,-90.763889
Carries TR 132 over Edwards River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 139.0 Feet
Span Length: 69.8 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Edwards River on TR 132
History: replaced 2007
Built: 1900
Location: Mercer County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.258333,-90.517778
Carries TR 262 over Edwards River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 134.8 Feet
Span Length: 129.9 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Edwards River on TR 262
History: Built 1961, replaced 2005
Built: 1961
Location: Mercer County
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Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 41.260278,-91.009722
Carries TR 75A over Eliza Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 127.9 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Eliza Creek on TR 75A
History: Built 1893
Built: 1893
Location: Mercer County
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289442
Elza Creek
Photo taken by Dale Travis
289443
Elza Creek1
Photo taken by Dale Travis
289444
Elza Creek2
Photo taken by Dale Travis
328359
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
328362
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.097222,-90.706111
Carries 200th St over Henderson Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 77.7 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Henderson Creek on 200th St
History:
Built: ca. 1905
Location: Mercer County
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328323
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
Status: Closed
Location: 41.100556,-90.686944
Carries 210th St over Henderson Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 70.5 Feet
Span Length: 68.5 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Henderson Creek on 210th St
History:
Built:
Location: Mercer County
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328330
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
Status: No longer exists
Location: 41.284722,-90.688889
Carries 150th Ave over North Camp Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over North Camp Creek on 150th Ave
History:
Built: 1913
Location: Mercer County
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328346
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 41.161944,-90.647500
Carries 230th St over Pope Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 84.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Pope Creek on 230th St
History:
Built:
Location: Mercer County
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328336
It was much darker than this appears
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
328356
Too much Poison Ivy to get closer
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
Status: Abandoned
Location: 41.144443,-90.763457
Carries 170th St over Pope Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Abandoned Pratt pony truss bridge over Pope Creek on 170th St
History: Built 1901
Built: 1901
Location: Mercer County
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328337
Too dark by the time we got there
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.110715,-90.929152
Carries 16th Street over Pope Creek
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 65.5 Feet
Span Length: 63.5 Feet
Overview: Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Pope Creek on 16th Street
History: Built 1870; rehabilitated 1884 and 1914; replaced 1989
Built: 1870
Location: Mercer County
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156360
View West From South Bank
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
156361
North End, Showing Steel Plate Abutment Tubes
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View North From South Approach
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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General View Toward Northeast
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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East Truss, North Section
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
156365
View West Of South Bearing Assembly, West Truss
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View North Of South Bearing Assembly, West Truss
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View Northwest Of Detail Of West Truss, Showing Lower Chord, Floor Beam, And Vertical
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View West Of Detail Of Upper Chord Of West Truss, Showing Threaded Ends Of Two Diagonals And One Vertical
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View Upward Of Detail Of Upper Chord Of West Truss, Showing Attachment Of Upper End Of A Triangular Brace Frame
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
443929
Watts Bridge
The Dispatch: October 25 1987
443930
Watts Bridge
1 of 3
The Dispatch: November 21 1987
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Watts Bridge
2 of 3
The Dispatch: November 21 1987
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Watts Bridge
3 of 3
The Dispatch: November 21 1987
Status: Abandoned
Location: 41.105236,-90.952186
Carries Railroad over Mississippi River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 2302.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge that carried the M&StL across the Mississippi River at Keithsburg
History: Built 1909; Abandoned 1971; Partially lost to fire in 1981
Built: 1909
Location: Mercer County
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127396
Looking upstream from Keithsburg, IL
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in Aug. 07
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East Approach with the vertical lift torn out
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in Aug. 07
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From the east to the west approach across the missing main span
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
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Looking west to where the vertical lift once stood
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
259375
Keithsburg Railroad Bridge
Lift Span
Photo Contributed by John Marvig
260336
M&StL Mississippi River Bridge
ILL
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
263142
Keithsburg Railroad Bridge
Spans
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Keithsburg Railroad Bridge
West Spans
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Keithsburg Railroad Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Keithsburg Railroad Bridge
Lift Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Keithsburg Railroad Bridge
West Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Keithsburg Railroad Bridge
East Span (before lift)
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Keithsburg Railroad Bridge
Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Keithsburg Railroad Bridge
East Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Keithsburg Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Keithsburg Railroad Bridge
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Keithsburg Railroad Bridge
Collapsing stone pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Keithsburg Railroad Bridge
East Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Keithsburg Railroad Bridge
West Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Vern Wigfield collection
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326106
Still from the 1949 Promotional Film
Filmed for the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad; Used under Fair Use
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Keithsburg Lift Circa 1910
Old Postcard View
428989
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2018
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Keithsburg Lift Bridge
The Dispatch: July 2 1981
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Keithsburg Lift Bridge
The Dispatch: July 2 1981
442476
Keithsburg Lift Bridge
Herald and Review: July 6 1981
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.104749,-90.952724
Carries Iowa Central Railroad over Mississippi River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Iowa Central Railroad in Keithsburg
History: Built 1886, demolished 1910
Built: 1886
Location: Mercer County
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127400
Taken around 1900
Source: Wikipedia
439048
Uploaded by Melissa Brand-Welch
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 41.106570,-90.939900
Carries Abandoned C&NW Railroad over Pope Creek
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: 100' Modified Warren through truss
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned Modified Warren through truss bridge over Pope Creek on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
History: Built 1904
Built: 1904
Location: Mercer County
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262967
M&StL Pope Creek Bridge
As close as I was getting
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 41.151050,-90.802539
Carries Abandoned 55th ave alignment over Douglas Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Douglas Creek on Abandoned 55th ave alignment
History:
Built:
Location: Mercer County
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328351
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
Status: No longer exists
Location: 41.133333,-90.843333
Carries 135th St over Pope Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 125.0 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Pope Creek on 135th St
History:
Built:
Location: Mercer County
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Status: Abandoned with deck missing
Location: 41.151445,-90.513538
Carries 300th St over Pope Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 65.9 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Pope Creek on 300th St
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903
Location: Mercer County
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328343
Too much poison ivy to even get close
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
328344
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
328345
Photo taken by Steve Conro in June 2015
Status: Removed
Location: 41.281130,-90.616518
Carries Rock Island Southern Railway over Camp Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Camp Creek on Rock Island Southern Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Mercer County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 41.153333,-90.495000
Carries TR 274 over Pope Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
wooden deck
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Abandoned concrete tee beam bridge over Pope Creek on TR 274
History:
Built:
Location: Mercer County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.151261,-90.782683
Carries TR 124 over Pike Run
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
wooden deck
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Pike Run on TR 124
History:
Built:
Location: Mercer County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 41.223888,-90.959114
Carries TR 137 (BR CLOSED) over Edwards River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 200.1 Feet
Span Length: 118.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Edwards River on TR 137 (BR CLOSED)
History: Built 1885
Built: 1885
Location: Mercer County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 41.242183,-90.617560
Carries Rock Island Southern Railway (RIS) over Edwards River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Edwards River on Rock Island Southern Railway (RIS)
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Mercer County
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RIS Edwards River Bridge
Status: Burned 1934
Location: 41.161622,-90.634039
Carries Rock Island Southern RR over Pope Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 1000.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Pope Creek on Rock Island Southern RR
History: Built 1910; burned 1929
Built: 1910
Location: Mercer County
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396908
Under construction in 1910
Electric Traction Weekly
396909
Pope Creek Bridge
William Middleton Collection
457280
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
457417
RIS - Pope Creek Bridge
The Daily Times: March 9 1911
Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 41.276025,-90.512669
Carries TR 264 over Camp Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 49.5 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Camp Creek on TR 264
History: Built 1969
Built: 1969
Location: Mercer County
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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
