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Big Cedar Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.560163,-94.864475

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Carries 640th / 160th Streets over Big Cedar Creek Ditch 181
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 93.2 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Big Cedar Creek Ditch 181 on 640th / 160th Streets
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Location: Calhoun County

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Big Cedar Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.496710,-94.874722

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Carries Chateau Avenue over Big Cedar Creek Ditch 181
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 233.9 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Big Cedar Creek Ditch 181 on Chateau Avenue
History: Built 1921
Built: 1921

Location: Calhoun County

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Camp Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.368787,-94.835003

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Carries 290th Street / Dakota Avenue over Camp Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 78.1 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Camp Creek on 290th Street / Dakota Avenue
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900

Location: Calhoun County

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Camp Creek Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 42.354126,-94.820444

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Carries 300th Street over Camp Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 91.9 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Camp Creek on 300th Street
History: Built 1900; removed 2010
Built: 1900

Location: Calhoun County

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Camp Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.403629,-94.766315

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Carries Harris Avenue over Camp Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 52.2 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Camp Creek on Harris Avenue
History: Built 1921; replaced 2013
Built: 1921

Location: Calhoun County

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Cedar Creek Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 42.532347,-94.867855

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Carries 180th Street over Cedar Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 120.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on 180th Street
History: Built 1900; removed 2009
Built: 1900

Location: Calhoun County

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Drainage Ditch 1-54 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.428410,-94.822107

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Carries 250th Street over Drainage Ditch 1-54
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Drainage Ditch 1-54 on 250th Street
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900

Location: Calhoun County

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Drainage Ditch 9-13 Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 42.547650,-94.657823

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Carries Newhall Avenue over Drainage Ditch 9-13
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Drainage Ditch 9-13 on Newhall Avenue in Pomeroy
History:
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Location: Calhoun County

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Drainage Ditch Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.368493,-94.828730

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Carries Dakota Avenue over Drainage ditch
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 58.1 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over a drainage ditch on Dakota Avenue
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900

Location: Calhoun County

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Welsh Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.384030,-94.453894

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Carries 280th Street over East Cedar Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over East Cedar Creek on 280th Street
History: Built 1905; Replaced 2003
Built: 1905

Location: Calhoun County

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502818

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East Cedar Creek Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 42.412907,-94.454127

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Carries 260th Street over East Cedar Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 51.0 Feet
Span Length: 50.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over East Cedar Creek on 260th Street
History:
Built:

Location: Calhoun County

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Hardin Creek Bridge

Status: No longer exists, replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.310746,-94.425536

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Carries 330th Street over Hardin Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Hardin Creek on 330th Street
History: Built 1919; replaced 2003
Built: 1919

Location: Calhoun County

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Prairie Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.276952,-94.784009

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Carries Granite Avenue over Prairie Creek 319
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Prairie Creek 319 on Granite Avenue
History: Built 1915; replaced 2007
Built: 1915

Location: Calhoun County

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Purgatory Creek Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 42.296096,-94.584814

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Carries 340th Street over Purgatory Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 70.9 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Purgatory Creek on 340th Street
History: Built 1900; removed 2011
Built: 1900

Location: Calhoun County

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Purgatory Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.238359,-94.619871

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Carries 380th Street over Purgatory Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 58.1 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Purgatory Creek on 380th Street
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900

Location: Calhoun County

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Unnamed Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.259697,-94.513419

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Carries Upland Avenue over Cedar Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 75.1 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Upland Avenue
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900

Location: Calhoun County

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Lake City Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 42.229480,-94.754524

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Carries Pedestrian Walkway over Raccoon River
Design: arch/through/marsh
Design Details: The Lake City Bridge is an early and outstanding example of James B. Marsh's Rainbow Arch design. Unlike most reinforced-concrete arch spans in which the roadway rested on top of the arches in standard configuration, the Marsh design suspended the deck from the arch that sprang from piers and extended above the roadway. Its distinctive "rainbow" profile popularized this type of bridge, and hundreds were constructed in the 1910s, 20s, and 30s, primarily in the Midwest. The Lake City Rainbow Arch, constructed in 1914, was his first experiment in applying this patented design to a multiple span.

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Total Length: 271.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Marsh arch bridge over Raccoon River on Pedestrian Walkway in Lake City
History: Built 1914 to carry M37 Iberia Avenue; Retired from vehicular use 1985
Built: 1914

Location: Calhoun County

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122204

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Elevation From East

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122205

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3/4 View From Southwest

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122206

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3/4 View, Close Up, From Southwest

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122207

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3/4 View, Showing Detail Of Southwest Corner, From Southwest

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122208

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3/4 View Showing Underside, From Northwest

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122209

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Barrel View From North

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122210

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Detail Of Southwest Corner, From West

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122211

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Detail Of Builder's Plate On Southwest Corner, From East

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223747

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417181

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Lake City Bridge Startrail

Stars dance over the bridge on a late spring night

Photo taken by Kevin Skow in May 2016

511038

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Lake City Bridge

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Rockwell City Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 42.398907,-94.607441

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Carries Pedestrian Path over Lake Creek
Design: arch/through/marsh
Design Details: Marsh arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned marsh arch bridge over Lake Creek
History: Built 1915, abandoned in the 1980s
Built: 1915

Location: Calhoun County

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312526

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341350

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Grass To Marsh

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341351

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North Arch Looking North

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341352

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South Arch looking North

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341353

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Marsh Rainbow Arch

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341354

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Calhoun Co Officals

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341355

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Arched

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CNW - Raccoon River Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 42.250369,-94.801713

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Carries Chicago & North Western Railway over Raccoon River
Design: truss/through/lattice/quadrangular
Design Details: Quadrangular lattice through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Raccoon River on Chicago & North Western Railway
History: Built 1902; Removed in the 1970s
Built: 1902

Location: Calhoun County

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252497

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285424

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370th Street Bridge (Older)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.250186,-94.801766

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Carries 370th Street over Raccoon River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Raccoon River on 370th Street
History:
Built:

Location: Calhoun County

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336250

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Bridge is barely visible in the foreground

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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CN - County D36 Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.399901,-94.609191

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Carries Canadian National Railway over County D36 (former US-20)
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 127.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over County D36 (former US-20) on Canadian National Railway
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934

Location: Calhoun County

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425600

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CN County D36 Bridge

Overview

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425601

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CN County D36 Bridge

Overview

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425602

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CN County D36 Bridge

East Approach

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425603

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CN County D36 Bridge

East Pier

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425605

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CN County D36 Bridge

East Abutment

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425606

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CN County D36 Bridge

Approach Pier

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425604

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CN County D36 Bridge

Main Span

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425607

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CN County D36 Bridge

West Approach

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425608

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CN County D36 Bridge

West Pier

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425609

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CN County D36 Bridge

West Abutment

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425610

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CN County D36 Bridge

Under Bridge

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425611

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CN County D36 Bridge

Plaque

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CN - North East Street Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.550561,-94.678229

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Carries Canadian National Railway over North East Street
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 36.0 Feet
Span Length: 36.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over North East Street on Canadian National Railway
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937

Location: Calhoun County

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425612

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CN - IA-4 Bridge

Overview

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425613

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CN - IA-4 Bridge

Overview

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425614

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CN - IA-4 Bridge

West Abutment

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425615

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CN - IA-4 Bridge

Main Span

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425616

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CN - IA-4 Bridge

East Abutment

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425617

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CN - IA-4 Bridge

Under Bridge

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425618

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CN - IA-4 Bridge

Damage

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425619

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CN - IA-4 Bridge

Overview

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425620

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CN - IA-4 Bridge

Overview

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Lake Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.488056,-94.593611

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Carries 210th Street over Lake Creek
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 38.1 Feet
Span Length: 37.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Lake Creek on 210th Street
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917

Location: Calhoun County

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RI - Xenia Avenue Overpass

Status: Removed

Location: 42.405971,-94.455805

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Carries Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over Xenia Avenue & East Cedar Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 73.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Xenia Avenue & East Cedar Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1939-1940
Built: 1940

Location: Calhoun County

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290895

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1941

Taken by V.W. Marquis

© Iowa Department of Transportation

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FDDM - Lake Creek Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced; Supports remain

Location: 42.380614,-94.599568

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Carries Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad over Lake 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 Lake Creek on Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad
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Location: Calhoun County

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CN - Inwood Avenue Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.350833,-94.746012

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Carries Canadian National Railway over Inwood Avenue
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete encased steel stringer
Total Length: 78.0 Feet
Span Length: 28.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete Encased Beam Bridge over Inwood Avenue on Canadian National Railway
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Calhoun County

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441381

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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge

Overview

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441382

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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge

Overview

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441383

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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge

East Approach

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441384

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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge

Main Span

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441385

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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge

West Approach

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441386

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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge

West Abutment

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441387

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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge

West Pier

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441388

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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge

Deterioration

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441389

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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge

East Pier

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441390

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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge

East Pier

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441391

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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge

Main Span

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441392

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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge

West Abutment

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Field Bridge

Status:

Location: 42.494796,-94.769711

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Carries Field over Drainage Ditch #1
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Drainage Ditch #1 on Field
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Location: Calhoun County

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Field Bridge #2

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Location: 42.486820,-94.770025

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Carries Field over Drainage Ditch #1
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Drainage Ditch #1 on Field
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Location: Calhoun County

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Field Bridge #3

Status:

Location: 42.449995,-94.810322

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Carries Field over Drainage Ditch #1
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Drainage Ditch #1 on Field
History:
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Location: Calhoun County

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Field Bridge #4

Status:

Location: 42.453858,-94.790538

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Carries Field over West Fork Camp Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over West Fork Camp Creek on Field
History:
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Location: Calhoun County

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Cedar Creek Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 42.296288,-94.502193

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Carries 340th Street over Cedar Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on 340th Street
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Location: Calhoun County

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FDDM - Purgatory Creek Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 42.359293,-94.538100

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Carries Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway over Purgatory Creek
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Stringer bridge over Purgatory Creek on Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway
History:
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Location: Calhoun County

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FDDM - West Cedar Creek Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 42.344269,-94.495161

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Carries Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway over West Cedar Creek
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Stringer bridge over West Cedar Creek on Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway
History:
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Location: Calhoun County

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FDDM - East Cedar Creek Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 42.337604,-94.475757

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Carries Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway over East Cedar 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 East Cedar Creek on Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway
History:
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Location: Calhoun County

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FDDM - Hardin Creek Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 42.317357,-94.419052

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Carries Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway over Hardin 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 Hardin Creek on Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway
History:
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Location: Calhoun County

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FDDM - Hardin Creek Tributary Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 42.321640,-94.430768

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Carries Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway over Hardin Creek Tributary
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Hardin Creek Tributary on Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway
History:
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Location: Calhoun County

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370th Street Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.250249,-94.801852

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Carries 370th Avenue over Raccoon River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Raccoon River on 370th Avenue
History: Replaced 1987
Built:

Location: Calhoun County

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CN - Lake Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.400657,-94.607057

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Carries CN Railroad over Lake Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Lake Creek on CN Lake Creek
History:
Built:

Location: Calhoun County

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340616

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CN Lake Creek Bridge

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340717

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Over Water

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Lake Creek Bridge

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Location: 42.280580,-94.731094

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Carries Road over Lake Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Lake Creek on Road
History:
Built:

Location: Calhoun County

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351392

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Zane Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.229480,-94.754520

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Carries Road over Raccoon River
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Howe through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Raccoon River on Road
History: Built 1892; Replaced 1914 and moved upriver.
Built: 1892

Location: Calhoun County

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351393

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

357618

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CN - East Cedar Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.458384,-94.445082

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Carries Canadian National Railway over East Cedar Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over East Cedar Creek on Canadian National Railway
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908

Location: Calhoun County

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

Overview

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397399

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

Overview

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397400

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

East Approach

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397401

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

West Approach

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397402

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

West Pier

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

Main Span

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

Plaque

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

East Pier

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

East Abutment

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

Looking West

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

Looking West

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

Looking East

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

Looking East

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

West Approach

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

Looking East

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

West Abutment

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CN E. Cedar Creek Bridge

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CNW - North Raccoon River Tributary Arch

Status: Abandoned

Location: 42.251831,-94.832309

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Carries Chicago & North Western Railway over North Raccoon River Tributary
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over North Raccoon River Tributary on Chicago & North Western Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Calhoun County

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CN - Fletcher Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.329864,-94.804296

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Carries Canadian National Railway over Fletcher Avenue (County Road N33)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Concrete Encased Steel stringer
Total Length: 58.0 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete encased Steel stringer bridge over Fletcher Avenue (County Road N33) on Canadian National Railway
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913

Location: Calhoun County

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

Overview

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

West Abutment

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

Main Span

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

East Spans

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

East Abutment

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

East Pier

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

West Pier

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

Center pier

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

East pier

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

Deterioration

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

West pier

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

East approach

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

Looking east

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

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CN Fletcher Avenue Bridge

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CN - Camp Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.326818,-94.812579

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Carries Canadian National Railway over Camp Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 90.0 Feet
Span Length: 90.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Camp Creek on Canadian National Railway
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909

Location: Calhoun County

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CN Camp Creek Bridge

Overview

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CN Camp Creek Bridge

Overview

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CN Camp Creek Bridge

West Abutment

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CN Camp Creek Bridge

Main span

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CN Camp Creek Bridge

Looking West

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CN Camp Creek Bridge

Looking West

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CN Camp Creek Bridge

Looking East

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CN Camp Creek Bridge

Looking East

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CN Camp Creek Bridge

East Abutment

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CN Camp Creek Bridge

Missing plaque

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Yetter Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.285124,-94.857896

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Carries Road over North Raccoon River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over North Raccoon River on Road
History: Built ?; Replaced 1969
Built:

Location: Calhoun 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.

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