Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.577080,-95.820326
Carries C Avenue over Buffalo Creek
Design: arch
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 16.1 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over Buffalo Creek on C Avenue
History: Built 1945
Built: 1945
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.700411,-95.840066
Carries B Avenue over Fiddle Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Fiddle Creek on B Avenue
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.677544,-95.853926
Carries 580th Street over Fiddle Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Fiddle Creek on 580th Street
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.851223,-95.547032
Carries 460th Street over Grey Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Grey Creek on 460th Street
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.836586,-95.544836
Carries 470th Street over Grey Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Grey Creek on 470th Street
History: Built ca. 1920
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.647896,-95.471662
Carries 600th Street over Maple River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 67.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Maple River on 600th Street
History: Built 1921
Built: 1921
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.605425,-95.472150
Carries 630th Street over Maple River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 141.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Maple River on 630th Street
History:
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 42.730556,-95.408333
Carries Y Avenue over Maple River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 107.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Maple River on Y Avenue
History: Built 1921; rehabilitated 1942; replaced 2001
Built: 1921
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.706030,-95.480717
Carries 560th Street over Maple River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 171.9 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Maple River on 560th Street
History: Built 1948
Built: 1948
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.691532,-95.475981
Carries 570th Street over Maple River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 67.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Maple River on 570th Street
History: Built 1918
Built: 1918
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.662558,-95.474939
Carries 590th Street over Maple River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 67.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Maple River on 590th Street
History: Built 1919
Built: 1919
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.806749,-95.398831
Carries 490th Street over Maple River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Maple River on 490th Street
History:
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Bypassed by a new bridge on a different alignment and abandoned
Location: 42.776684,-95.529741
Carries Old IA 21 over Mill Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 207.0 Feet
Span Length: 128.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Old IA 21
History: Built 1891 by the George E. King Bridge Co.; bypassed in 2006 but appears to remain
Built: 1891
Location: Cherokee County
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271278
© Iowa Department of Transportation
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.897156,-95.642644
Carries L Avenue over Mill Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 103.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on L Avenue
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917
Location: Cherokee County
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198901
Aerial view
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 42.881453,-95.636609
Carries Liberty Road over Mill Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 151.9 Feet
Span Length: 95.1 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Liberty Road
History: Built 1891
Built: 1891
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.691977,-95.607530
Carries 570th Street over Perry Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Perry Creek on 570th Street
History: Built 1948
Built: 1948
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.669825,-95.594821
Carries 585th Street over Perry Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 91.9 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Perry Creek on 585th Street
History: Built 1935, replaced 2007
Built: 1935
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.648215,-95.693797
Carries 600th Street over Rock Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 52.2 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Rock Creek on 600th Street
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 42.720666,-95.690727
Carries 550th Street over Rock Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 38.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Rock Creek on 550th Street
History:
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.677453,-95.683117
Carries 580th Street over Rock Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Rock Creek on 580th Street
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.626506,-95.565340
Carries P Avenue over Silver Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 124.0 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Silver Creek on P Avenue
History: Built 1915; rehabilitated 1962, replaced 2006
Built: 1915
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.605114,-95.550442
Carries 630th Street over Silver Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 94.2 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Silver Creek on 630th Street
History: Built 1916; rehabilitated 1940
Built: 1916
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.890914,-95.405393
Carries Y Avenue over Sleepy Hollow
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Sleepy Hollow on Y Avenue
History: Built 1915, replaced 2007
Built: 1915
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.822745,-95.772004
Carries 480th Street over West Fork Little Sioux River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over West Fork Little Sioux River on 480th Street
History: Built 1915, replaced 2005
Built: 1915
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.805853,-95.839680
Carries B Avenue over Whiskey Creek
Design: arch
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 16.1 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over Whiskey Creek on B Avenue
History: Built 1941
Built: 1941
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.667699,-95.839686
Carries B Avenue over West Fork Little Sioux River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over West Fork Little Sioux River on B Avenue
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.837455,-95.743840
Carries 470th Street over West Fork Little Sioux River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over West Fork Little Sioux River on 470th Street
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 42.643623,-95.588331
Carries 600th Street over Silver Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 81.0 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Silver Creek on 600th Street
History: Replaced 1992
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.741495,-95.558671
Carries Railroad over Little Sioux River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Little Sioux River on Railroad
History: Built 1947
Built: 1947
Location: Cherokee County
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238791
3D Stereoscopic Image
Photo taken by Jim Frost
253098
3D Stereoscopic Image
Photo taken by Jim Frost
253099
3D Stereoscopic Image
Photo taken by Jim Frost
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.753130,-95.552103
Carries Railroad over Railroad Creek
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over Railroad Creek on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.753130,-95.551674
Carries CN Railroad over Railroad Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 140.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned stringer bridge over Railroad Creek on CN Railroad
History: Built 1963
Built: 1963
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.576533,-95.725508
Carries Road over
Design: floating/pontoon
Design Details: Pontoon
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pontoon bridge on Road
History:
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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243731
Photo provided by Hank Zaletel
441060
Circa 1910
Old Postcard View
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.741560,-95.558589
Carries Railroad over Little Sioux River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Railroad
History: One truss span removed 1909, Replaced 1947
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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250137
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
250915
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
254551
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Abandoned
Location: 42.654809,-95.604272
Carries Abandoned Ilinois Central Railroad over Little Sioux River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 125' of wooden trestle
1-150'Pratt through truss
55' of wooden trestle
Total Length: 331.0 Feet
Span Length: 150.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned Pratt Through Truss Bridge over Little Sioux River on Abandoned Illinois Central Railroad
History: Built 1887, trestle approaches updated 1960
Built: 1887
Location: Cherokee County
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372932
Quimby Rail Bridge
South Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372933
Quimby Rail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372934
Quimby Rail Bridge
South Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372935
Quimby Rail Bridge
South Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372936
Quimby Rail Bridge
Upper Angle Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372937
Quimby Rail Bridge
Upper Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372938
Quimby Rail Bridge
Lower Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372939
Quimby Rail Bridge
Double Lower Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372940
Quimby Rail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372941
Quimby Rail Bridge
North Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372942
Quimby Rail Bridge
North Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372943
Quimby Rail Bridge
Looking South
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372944
Quimby Rail Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372945
Quimby Rail Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372946
Quimby Rail Bridge
Portal Bracing
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372947
Quimby Rail Bridge
Sway Bracing
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372948
Quimby Rail Bridge
Heel Bracing
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372949
Quimby Rail Bridge
Inside Trus
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372950
Quimby Rail Bridge
Missing Plate
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372951
Quimby Rail Bridge
Looking South
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
Status: Abandoned
Location: 42.684772,-95.569846
Carries Abandoned Ilinois Central Railroad over Little Sioux River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 350' of ballasted deck timber trestle approach
1-125' Pratt through truss
102' of ballasted deck timber trestle approach
Total Length: 125.0 Feet
Span Length: 579.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned Pratt Through Truss Bridge over Little Sioux River on Abandoned Illinois Central Railroad
History: Built 1886, trestle approaches rebuilt 1918
Built: 1886
Location: Cherokee County
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372952
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372953
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
South Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372954
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Looking South
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372955
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Looking South
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372956
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
North Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372957
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
North Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372958
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
North Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372959
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372960
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
North Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372961
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
South Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372962
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Upper Angle Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372963
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Upper Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372964
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Lower Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372965
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Double Lower Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372966
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372967
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372968
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
North Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372969
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Portal Bracing
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372970
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Sway Bracing
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372971
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Heel Bracing
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372972
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
372973
Abandoned Little Sioux River Bridge #1
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2016
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.633870,-95.645822
Carries Main Street over Little Sioux 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 Little Sioux River on Main Street
History:
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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247953
Photo provided by Hank Zaletel
411050
CA 1909
Old Postcardview
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.575585,-95.726409
Carries Main Street over Little Sioux River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Main Street
History:
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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247952
Photo provided by Hank Zaletel
418687
Old Postcard View
Old Postcard View
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.785543,-95.552224
Carries US 59 over Mill Creek
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Mill Creek on US 59
History: Replaced 1985
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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258557
© Iowa Department of Transportation
493029
US59 Mill Creek High Bridge
Photo from old postcard
498319
US59 Mill Creek High Bridge
1940s view
Photo from old postcard
Status: Destroyed by flooding
Location: 42.575640,-95.726368
Carries Main Street over Little Sioux 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 Little Sioux River on Main Street
History:
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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257552
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1920
348674
1908 (or earlier)
Photo uploaded by Art S
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.745090,-95.551538
Carries US 59 over Little Sioux River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Little Sioux River on US 59
History: Built 1929(?); Replaced 1973
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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258558
© Iowa Department of Transportation
326777
Photo provided by Hank Zaletel
499332
Memorial Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Destroyed by severe weather
Location: 42.699251,-95.561961
Carries Road over Little Sioux River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 120.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Road
History: Destroyed by Tornado 1893
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Removed
Location: 42.777252,-95.533057
Carries Illinois Central Railroad over Mill Creek and Road
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Mill Creek and Road on Illinois Central Railroad
History: Built 1887; Replaced 1898
Built: 1887
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.756566,-95.531356
Carries Spruce Street/Hawkeye Highway over Little Sioux 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 Little Sioux River on East Main Street/Hawkeye Highway
History: Built 1891; Removed sometime in the 1970s
Built: 1891
Location: Cherokee County
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348681
1908 view
Photo uploaded by Art S
436238
1906 postmark
Photo uploaded by Art S.
448930
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
484202
Courtesy of the Des Moines Register
495456
Spruce Street Bridge
1917 view
Photo from old postcard
Status: Removed
Location: 42.777358,-95.533026
Carries Illinois Central Railroad over Mill Creek and Old IA 21
Design: truss/deck/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Mill Creek and Old IA 21 on Illinois Central Railroad
History: Built 1898; Removed 1984
Built: 1898
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.639389,-95.641827
Carries Old L51 Alignment over Unnamed Tributary of Little Sioux River
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Slab Bridge over Unnamed Tributary of Little Sioux River on Old L51 Alignment
History: Abandoned circa 1965
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.744966,-95.551465
Carries S Second Street over Little Sioux River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 7-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on S Second Street
History:
Built:
Location: Cherokee County
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495431
South Second Street Bridge
1917 view
Photo from old postcard
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.
