Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.824414,-91.106832
Carries Ash Street over Des Moines Avenue
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Deck arch
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet
Overview: Stone Arch bridge over Des Moines Avenue on Ash Street in Burlington
History: Built 1882
Built: 1882
Location: Des Moines County
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© Iowa Department of Transportation
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.951256,-91.221276
Carries 152nd Avenue over Big Hollow Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 61.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Big Hollow Creek on 152nd Avenue
History: Built 1909; Lost 2007-8
Built: 1909
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Closed; Doomed
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Location: 40.781292,-91.098540
Carries S. Main Street over Cascade Ravine
Design: truss/deck/baltimore
Design Details: Baltimore deck truss with 3 Pratt Trusses - 2 90' and 1-60'
Total Length: 464.0 Feet
Span Length: 204.0 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over Cascade Ravine on S. Main Street in Burlington
History: Built 1896; reinforced in 1905; rehabilitated 1960; Closed 2008; Foot traffic allowed 2010; Closed to foot traffic 2019
Built: 1896
Location: Des Moines County
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115343
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo provided by Hank Zaletel
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Cascade Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Cascade Bridge
Plaque
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Cascade Bridge
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Cascade Bridge
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Cascade Bridge
Conenction
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Cascade Bridge
Upper Connection
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Cascade Bridge
Walkway
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Stone Arch
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Cascade Bridge
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Cascade Bridge
North Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Cascade Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Cascade Bridge
Bridge Shoe
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Cascade Bridge
Inside Truss
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Cascade Bridge
Corroded Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Cascade Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Cascade Bridge
From Road
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Cascade Bridge
Tower
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Cascade Bridge
Tower
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
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Cascade Bridge
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419956
Cascade Bridge, Burlington, Ia
1907 postcard image provided by David Shedlock
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.003056,-91.236944
Carries 160th Avenue (160th Ave) over Cedar Fork Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 52.2 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Cedar Fork Creek on 160th Avenue (160th Ave)
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.843739,-91.135197
Carries Irish Ridge Road over Flint River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 332.0 Feet
Span Length: 190.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Flint River on Irish Ridge Road
History: Built 1955; replaced 2000
Built: 1955
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 40.905021,-91.222889
Carries 155th Street over Flint River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Flint River on 155th Street
History: Built 1883; Removed 2008-2009; Removed from NRHP 10-15-14
Built: 1883
Location: Des Moines County
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270767
© Iowa Department of Transportation
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.944358,-91.352998
Carries CR X27 (220th Avenue) over Flint River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 72.0 Feet
Span Length: 72.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Flint River on CR X27 (220th Avenue)
History: Replaced 2004
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.969844,-91.043483
Carries CR H40 (Pegtown Road) over Haight Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Haight Creek on CR H40 (Pegtown Road)
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Des Moines County
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339307
Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
Status: Open to pedestrians only; Replaced by a low water crossing.
Location: 41.042514,-91.057737
Carries Hawkeye Road over Hawkeye Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 5-panel, riveted Pratt through truss
Total Length: 81.0 Feet
Span Length: 81.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Hawkeye Creek on Hawkeye Road
History: Built 1910 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works
Built: 1910
Location: Des Moines County
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385135
Photo taken by Wikipedia user Nyttend
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© Iowa Department of Transportation
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Photo taken by Eric Carl Renteria in March 2019
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View From West Approach
Photo taken by Chris Gonnerman in November 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.022554,-91.006289
Carries 40th Avenue over Hawkeye Dolbee Channel
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Seven panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 299.2 Feet
Span Length: 190.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Hawkeye Dolbee Channel on 40th Avenue
History: Built 1953
Built: 1953
Location: Des Moines County
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241601
Photo taken by Dawna Deanne
512461
South Approach
Photo taken by Chris Gonnerman in November 2021
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Beauty in Structure
Photo taken by Chris Gonnerman in November 2021
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Beauty in Structure II
Photo taken by Chris Gonnerman in November 2021
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North Approach
Photo taken by Chris Gonnerman in November 2021
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View From Southwest
Photo taken by Chris Gonnerman in November 2021
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View from Southeast
Photo taken by Chris Gonnerman in November 2021
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View From Northeast
Photo taken by Tracy Gonnerman in November 2021
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.870006,-91.151537
Carries 130th Street over Knotty Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Knotty Creek on 130th Street
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.858857,-91.234465
Carries South Prairie Grove Road over Little Flint Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 61.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Little Flint Creek on South Prairie Grove Road
History: Built 1951; replaced 1998
Built: 1951
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.858881,-91.234461
Carries South Prairie Grove Road over Little Flint River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Little Flint River on South Prairie Grove Road
History: Built 1895
Built: 1895
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.753286,-91.275751
Carries IA 394 (Augusta Main Road) over Skunk River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 565.3 Feet
Span Length: 162.1 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Skunk River on IA 394 (Augusta Main Road)
History: Built 1934, replaced in 2011
Built: 1934
Location: Des Moines County
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Skunk River Bridge - Winter 2009
After a week of warm weather and melting, the swollen river tossed these slabs of broken up ice onto the bank.
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in January 2009
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Looking North West
The Skunk River is the deviding line between Lee and Des Moines Counties in South East Iowa.
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in January 2009
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Looking North East
The Skunk River bridge has four spans. Two outer Pratt trusses, and two inner Parker trusses. Judging from the paint job, Des Moines County seems to be taking better care of their half of the bridge than Lee County.
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in January 2009
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Under the South Pratt Truss
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in January 2009
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Looking North
Just on the other side of the bridge is Fat Annie's Tavern and the community of Augusta, Iowa.
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in January 2009
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The County Line
Half way across the bridge is the Lee County line - where the paint job changes.
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in January 2009
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Old and New
Another historic bridge wasted
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in November 2011
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New Concrete span
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in November 2011
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All That's Left
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in November 2011
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Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in November 2011
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Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in November 2011
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Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in November 2011
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Low Water!
A drought this summer probably helped the project. I have seen the river almost up to the bridge deck in recent floods.
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in November 2011
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Photo taken by Pete Zarria
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Courtesy of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 40.761944,-91.177778
Carries Brush College Road over Spring Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Spring Creek on Brush College Road
History: Built 1905; Replaced by a low water crossing ca. 2015
Built: 1905
Location: Des Moines County
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473507
Provided courtesy of the Des Moines County GIS System/Pictometry International; Used under Fair Use
Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.912851,-91.062041
Carries 70th Avenue over Yellow Spring Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Yellow Spring Creek on 70th Avenue
History: Replaced 2004
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.901389,-91.213889
Carries 155th Street over Unnamed creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on 155th Street
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Replaced by gravel and pipes
Location: 40.958502,-91.332406
Carries 190th Street over Unnamed creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 50.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on 190th Street
History: Built ca. 1910
Built: ca. 1910
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.920232,-91.064395
Carries 70th Avenue over Yellow Spring Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 126.0 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Yellow Spring Creek on 70th Avenue
History: Built ca. 1910; Replaced ca. 2005
Built: 1910
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.905857,-91.051642
Carries 155th Street over Yellow Spring Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 91.9 Feet
Span Length: 91.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Yellow Spring Creek on 155th Street
History: Rehabilitated 1964
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Replaced by new Great River Bridge
Location: 40.812286,-91.095219
Carries US 34 over Mississippi River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: "After decades of agitating by the citizens of Burlington, local businessman J.A. MacArthur formed the Citizens' Bridge Company in 1915 and erected this bridge, using an innovative financing plan. The structure was taken over by the City of Burlington in 1923 and has functioned as a toll bridge ever since. The MacArthur Bridge is historically significant as a regionally important crossing of the Mississippi River: the source of millions of dollars of revenue. It is technologically significant as the oldest cantilever truss and the oldest highway-only bridge remaining over the Mississippi.
"As delineated by Wisconsin Bridge and Iron, the west approach to the Citizens' Bridge began at High Street in Burlington...were eight plate girder spans, from 30 to 66 feet in length, supported by steel bents. A 140' Pratt deck truss began the bridge proper. The outer end of this span was carried by Pier No. 2, which also supportes the 260' west anchor arm of the cantilevered span. The main channel span was composed of two 132-foot cantilever arms, carrying a 216' suspended span. Beyond the east anchor arm was a seried of deck truss approach spans, ranging in length from 175' to 120'. These were joined by another set of plate girders that extended to the Illinois shore.
Clayton B. Fraser
Principal, FRASERdesign
Loveland, Colorado 80637
June 1988
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Total Length: 3168.0 Feet
Span Length: 480.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Mississippi River on US 34 in Burlington
History: Built 1916-17; Replaced 1994
Built: 1917
Location: Des Moines County
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Overall View Of Bridge And Mississippi River, From East River-Bank. View To Northwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Overall View Of Bridge And Mississippi River, From West River-Bank. View To Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Overall View Of Bridge And Mississippi River, From West River-Bluff. View To Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Through Truss Spans, From West Riverbank. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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S U.S. Highway 34 And East (Illinois) Approach To Bridge With East Bridge House In Right Foreground. View To West
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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U.S. Highway 34 And West (Iowa) Approach To Bridge With Toll Booth In Left Foreground. View To East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Overall View Of Bridge, From South Approach Ramp. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Through Truss Spans, From South Approach Ramp. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Overall View Of Bridge, From West Riverbank. View To Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Overall View Of Bridge, With West Deck Truss Approach Span And Pier No. 1 In Foreground, From West Riverbank. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Through Truss Spans, From West Riverbank. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Detail Of Through Truss Spans And Piers No. 3, 4 And 5, From West Riverbank. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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East Deck Truss Approach Spans, From East Riverbank. View To West
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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East Deck Girder Approach Spans, From East Riverbank. View To West
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Detail Of East Deck Girder Approach Spans And Steel Cylinder Piers, From East Riverbank. View To Northwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Detail Of East Deck Girder Approach Spans And Steel Cylinder Piers, From East Riverbank. View To West
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Detail Of Lower Chords And Bottom Lateral Bracing Of West Deck Truss And Pier No. 2, From West Riverbank. View To East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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West Deck Truss Approach Span And Piers No. 1 And 2, From West Riverbank. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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West Anchor Span Of Through Truss And Piers No. 2 And 3, From West Riverbank. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Detail Of West Anchor Span, Cantilever Arms And West Half Of Suspended Span Of Through Truss. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Upstream Detail Of Pier No. 3, Truss Tower And Cantilever Arms. View To Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Downstream Detail Of Pier No. 3, Truss Tower And Cantilever Arms. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Upstream Detail Of Pier No. 2 And Through And Deck Truss End Panels. View To Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Downstream Detail Of Pier No. 2 And Through And Deck Truss End Panels. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Detail Of Pier No. 2, Showing Through And Deck Truss Bearing Shoes. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Detail Of Steel Cylinder Pier For East Girder Approach Spans. View To Northwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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East Portal Of Through Truss. View To West
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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West Portal Of Through Truss. View To West
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Deck / Web / Lateral Bracing Detail Of Cantilever Arm Of Through Truss. View To West
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Light Standard Over Pedestrian Walkway. View To West
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Deck / Vertical / Upper Chord Detail Of Through Truss At Pin-Connected Expansion Joint Between Cantilever Arm And Suspended Span. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Vertical / Strut / Upper Chord Detail At Pin-Connected Expansion Joint Between Cantilever Arm And Suspended Span. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Roadway Deck / Anchor Tower Detail. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Anchor Tower Bracing Detail. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Anchor Tower / Upper Chord Detail. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Vertical / Diagonal Detail Of Cantilever Arm. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Vertical / Diagonal Detail Of Cantilever Arm. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Vertical / Diagonal / Portal Bracing Detail Of Cantilever Arm. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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End Post / Portal Bracing Detail Of Anchor Span. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Vertical / Diagonal / Upper Chord Detail Of Cantilever Arm. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Vertical / Diagonal / Upper Chord Detail Of Cantilever Arm. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Vertical / Upper Chord / End Post Detail Of Anchor Span. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Vertical / Strut / Upper Chord Detail Of Suspended Span. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Vertical / Strut / Upper Chord Detail Of Suspended Span. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Upper Chord / End Post Detail Of West Deck Truss Approach Span, Showing Floor Structure. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Upper Chord / Vertical Detail Of West Deck Truss Approach Span. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Lower Chord / Vertical Detail Of West Deck Truss Approach Span. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Toll Booth At West (Iowa) Approach To Bridge. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Toll Booth At West (Iowa) Approach To Bridge. View To Northwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Toll Booth Detail At West (Iowa) Approach To Bridge. View To West
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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West Approach Ramps To Bridge. View To West
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, October 1987, for HAER
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Photographic Copy Of Photograph (C. 1916; Original Print In Possession Of Macarthur Coffin, Burlington, Iowa). J.A. Macarthur
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photographic Copy Of Photograph (November 1916; Original Print In Possession Of Burlington Public Library, Burlington, Iowa). Superstructural Erection On West Anchor Arm Of Bridge, With Bridge Office And Material Yard In Foreground
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photographic Copy Of Photograph (November 1916; Original Print In Possession Of Burlington Public Library, Burlington, Iowa). Superstructural Erection On West Anchor Arm Of Bridge, With Bridge Office In Left Foreground
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
122593
Photographic Copy Of Photograph (November 1916; Original Print In Possession Of Burlington Public Library, Burlington, Iowa). Superstructural Erection On West Anchor Arm Of Bridge, Showing Falseworks And Timber Traveler
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
122594
Photographic Copy Of Photograph (January 1917; Original Print In Possession Of Macarthur Coffin, Burlington, Iowa). Superstructural Erection On West Cantilever Arm Of Bridge. Figure In Right Foreground May Be J.A. Macarthur
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
122595
Photographic Copy Of Photograph (January 1917; Original Print In Possession Of Macarthur Coffin, Burlington, Iowa). Superstructural Erection On Suspended Channel Span Of Bridge
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
122596
Photographic Copy Of Photograph (C. 1917; Original Print In Possession Of Macarthur Coffin, Burlington, Iowa). Macarthur Bridge Soon After Completion
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
474764
MacArthur Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge 2011-2012
Location: 40.798543,-91.092049
Carries BNSF Railway over Mississippi River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: 6-250' Whipple Through Truss
1-360' Through Truss Swing Span
2-70' Deck Girder
Total Length: 2000.0 Feet
Span Length: 360.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River on BNSF Railway in Burlington
History: Built 1890-1893; Replaced 2011-2012.
Built: 1893
Location: Des Moines County
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122597
Overall View Of Bridge, Protective Pier And Mississippi River. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122598
Overall View Of Bridge And Mississippi River. View To Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122599
Overall View Of Bridge And Mississippi River. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122600
Overall View Of Bridge And Mississippi River. View To South
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122601
Overall View Of Bridge. View To Nothwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122602
Overall View Of Bridge. View To Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122603
South Web And West Portal Of Fixed Spans, With Pivot Span At Left. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122604
South Web And East Portal Of Fixed Spans. View To Northwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122605
South Web And West Portal Of Fixed Spans. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122606
North Web Detail Of Fixed Spans. View To Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122607
Fixed Span Detail. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122608
Pivot Span Detail. View To East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122609
Pivot Span, Abutment And Protective Pier. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122610
South Web Detail, With Pivot Span Closed. View To Northwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122611
South Web Detail With Pivot Span Open. View To Northwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122612
Plate Girder West Approach Spans, Pier And Abutment. View To Southwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122613
Easternmost Fixed Span, East Abutment And Pier. View To South
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122614
East Abutment And North Web Detail Of Fixed Span. View To Northwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122615
East Abutment, Showing Bearing Shoe And Fixed Span End Post Detail. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122616
East (Fixed Span) Portal. View To West
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122617
West (Pivot Span) Portal. View To East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122618
South Web Detail Of Fixed Spans. View To Northwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122619
Pivot Span And Protective Pier Detail. View To East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122620
South Web Detail Of Pivot And Fixed Spans, Showing Pivot Anchor Pier Detail. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122621
Lower Chord / Floor Beam / Lateral Bracing Detail. View To West
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122622
Pivot Anchor Pier And Fixed Span End Detail, With Pivot Span Open. View To Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122623
North Web Detail Of Pivot Span, Showing Lower Chord Connections. View To Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122624
Upper Chord / Vertical / Strut / Deck Detail Of Pivot Span. View To East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122625
Midspan Panel Details Of Pivot Span, Showing Bridge Tender's House. View To East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122626
Bridge Deck Detail, Showing Swing Span Track-End Lift Machinery. View To East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122627
Bridge Tender's House And Protective Pier From Pivot Span. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122628
Pivot Span From Protective Pier. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122629
Pivot Span Central Tower Detail From Protective Pier. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122630
Swing Span Turntable. View To North
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122631
Swing Span Turntable. View To East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122632
Swing Span Turntable Detail. View To Southwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122633
Swing Span Turntable Detail. View To South
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122634
Interior Of Bridge Tender's House, Showing Electrical Panels. Pivot Controls And Auxiliary Engine. View To East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122635
Pivot Span Coupling Detail. View To South
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122636
Lower Chord Connection Detail. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122637
Lower Chord Connection Detail. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122638
Lower Chord Connection Detail. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122639
Upper Chord Connection Detail At Portal. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122640
Upper Chord Connection Detail. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122641
Upper Chord Connection Detail. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
122642
Mid Panel Eyebar Connection Detail. View To Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1985, for HAER
215608
New Liftspan - foreground
And note the new truss ready to go in at the far end too.
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in October 2011
215609
Looking East
From Burlington, IA
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in October 2011
215610
Before and After
Photo from BNSF web site
261690
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
393752
Circa 1913
Old Postcard View
495432
CB&Q - Burlington Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.797470,-91.094727
Carries Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 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 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
History: Built 1868; Replaced 1893
Built: 1868
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.809335,-91.106530
Carries 6th Street over Over BNSF Railroad & Valley Street
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: "The Sixth Street Viaduct is actually comprised of two separate structures: a pin-connected Pratt truss built over the tracks of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1886 and a girder overpass that was built as an approach in 1903-04. Both bridges are technologically significant as rare survivors of their type. The 1886 span is one of only three pinned through trusses remaining in Iowa's urban areas. Similarly, the open-web design of the 1903 girders is the only example of this uncommon configuration known to remain in the state. The viaduct as a whole is historically significant for its role in the development of downtown Burlington and its representation of the sometimes uneasy relationship between the city and the railroad that supported it.
"The new [1886] iron viaduct erected by a railroad construction crew that summer, contrasted sharply with its predecessor. The 235-foot-long structure stretched from Valley Street on the north to Market Street on the south, sloping slightly uphill along its length. The viaduct featured a pin-connected Pratt through truss over the railroad tracks, flanked on both sides by 60-foot and 43-foot plate girder deck approach spans. Fabricated by the Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, using members rolled in Pittsburgh by Carnegie, the truss was made up entirely of built-up wrought iron components.
"City Engineer Emmet Steece determined that the steep approach on the viaduct's norht end needed to be reconfigured. Steece had drawn a steel structure comprised of three 36-foot girder spans supported by steel columns on concrete pedestals. With their built-up flanges, through-deck configuration and upper chords radiused continuously to form the end posts, the structures resmbled most girders of the time. What made these girders noteworthy was their patticed webs. Instead of solid plates, which was the industry standards, the webs of Steece's girders were made up of angle sections, riveted into a series of triangles with curved gusset plates - resembling a Vierendeel Warren truss...the Sixth Street Viaduct is the only such open-web girder known to exist in Iowa."
Carl W. McWilliams
Fraserdesign
Loveland, Colorado
January 1992
`
Total Length: 446.0 Feet
Span Length: 235.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Over BNSF Railroad & Valley Street on 6th Street in Burlington
History: Built 1886; Enhanced 1903; Replaced 1993
Built: 1886
Location: Des Moines County
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122643
Overall View Of Viaduct, With Jefferson Street In Foreground, Looking South Along Sixth Street
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122644
Overall View Of Viaduct, With North Approach Grade In Foreground, 1903 Girders In Middle Ground And 1886 Truss In Background, Looking South Along Sixth Street
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122645
Overall View Of Viaduct, With North Approach Grade In Left Foreground And 1903 Girders And 1886 Truss In Right Background, Looking Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122646
Overall View Of 1903 Girders And North Approach Grade, Looking Northeast From Valley Street Ramp
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122647
Overall View Of 1886 Truss And Girders From Market Street, Looking Northwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122648
Overall View Of 1886 Truss And Girders, Looking Southeast From Valley Street Ramp
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122649
View Of West Web And North Portal Of 1886 Truss From Valley Street Ramp, Looking Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122650
View Of West Web Of 1886 Truss, Looking East From Burlington Northern Railroad Tracks
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122651
View Of South Portal Of 1886 Truss, Looking North Along Sixth Street
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122652
Overall View Of 1886 Truss And Girders, Looking Northwest From Market Street
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122653
View Of East Web And South Portal Of 1886 Truss, Looking Northwest From Market Street
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122654
View Of Deck Of 1886 Truss, Showing Roadway, Sidewalks And Web Members, Looking South
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122655
Detail View Of Deck Of 1886 Truss, Showing Hip Vertical, Sidewalk And Guardrail, Looking East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122656
Detail View Of Deck Of 1886 Truss, Showing Typical Vertical And Diagonals, Sidewalk And Guardrail, Looking East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122657
Detail View Of Upper Chord On 1886 Truss, Showing Endpost, Portal Strut, Lateral Bracing, Hip Vertical And Diagonal, Looking Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122658
Detail View Of Upper Chord On 1886 Truss, Showing Typical Vertical, Strut, Lateral Bracing And Diagonal, Looking Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122659
Detail View Of Lower Chord Of 1886 Truss, Showing Floor Beam (With Cantilevered Sidewalk Extension), Stringers And Lateral Bracing, Looking Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122660
Underside View Of 1886 Truss And North Approach Girder, Looking Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122661
View Of North Abutment And Approach Girder On 1886 Truss, Looking Northeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122662
Detail View Of North Pier And Approach Girder On 1886 Truss, Looking East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122663
View Of South Abutment And Approach Girder On 1886 Truss, Looking Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122664
View Of North Portal Of 1903 Girders, Looking South Along Sixth Street
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122665
View Of East Web Of 1903 Girders, Looking West
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122666
View Of West Web Of 1903 Girders, Looking East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122667
Underside View Of 1903 Girders, Looking Southwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122668
Detail View Of 1903 Girders On Piers, Showing Pier Pedestal And Cap, Cantilevered Sidewalk And Girder Webs, Looking East
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122669
Detail View Of Lower Chord Of 1903 Girders, Showing Pier Cap, Cantilevered Sidewalk Brackets, Floor Beams, Lateral Bracing And Underside Of Corrugated Steel Deck. Looking Southeast
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
122670
Detail View Of Upper Chord Of 1903 Girder, Looking Southwest
Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, August 1991, for HAER
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.811764,-91.095461
Carries US Hwy 34 over Mississippi River
Design: suspension/stayed
Design Details: Cable-stayed
Total Length: 2268.2 Feet
Span Length: 660.1 Feet
Overview: Cable-stayed bridge over Mississippi River on US Hwy 34 in Burlington
History: Built 1993 to replace MacArthur Bridge
Built: 1993
Location: Des Moines County
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127587
West approach
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in Feb. 08
385244
Terry A
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.756821,-91.169431
Carries Hunt Road over Spring Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Spring Creek on Hunt Road
History: Built 1928; replaced 1995
Built: 1928
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.724654,-91.209337
Carries BNSF Railway over Skunk River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 730.0 Feet
Span Length: 180.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Skunk River on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Des Moines County
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241229
Photo taken by Brandon Priebe
355699
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355700
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
North Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355701
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
South Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355702
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355703
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355704
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
Upper Angle Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355705
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
Upper Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355706
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
Upper Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355707
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
Lower Connection
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355708
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355709
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
Portal Bracing
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355710
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
Plate
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355711
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
South Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355712
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
South Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355713
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
H-Pile reinforcement
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355714
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355715
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
South Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355716
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
I-Beam span
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355717
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
Inscription
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355718
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
South Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
355719
BNSF Skunk River Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016
Status: Closed
Location: 40.760278,-91.244722
Carries Plant Road K over Long Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 80.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Long Creek on Plant Road K
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905
Location: Des Moines County
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473504
Provided courtesy of the Des Moines County GIS System/Pictometry International; Used under Fair Use
Status: Abandoned
Location: 40.772490,-91.246160
Carries Yard G Road over Long Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Long Creek on Yard G Road
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Des Moines County
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473505
Provided courtesy of the Des Moines County GIS System/Pictometry International; Used under Fair Use
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.796658,-91.290918
Carries Line 3a Road over Long Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 65.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Long Creek on Line 3a Road
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Des Moines County
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473506
Provided courtesy of the Des Moines County GIS System/Pictometry International; Used under Fair Use
Status: Abandoned
Location: 40.781677,-91.192805
Carries Middle Road over Spring Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 61.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Spring Creek on Middle Road
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Des Moines County
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473501
Provided courtesy of the Des Moines County GIS System/Pictometry International; Used under Fair Use
Status: Closed
Location: 40.770939,-91.185515
Carries Plant Road K over Spring Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Spring Creek on Plant Road K
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Des Moines County
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473502
Provided courtesy of the Des Moines County GIS System/Pictometry International; Used under Fair Use
473503
Provided courtesy of the Des Moines County GIS System/Pictometry International; Used under Fair Use
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.766814,-91.198716
Carries Plant Road K over Brush Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Brush Creek on Plant Road K
History: Built 1914; Replaced 2016
Built: 1914
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Open to military traffic
Location: 40.797188,-91.187180
Carries Plant Road P over Spring Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Closed spandrel arch bridge over Spring Creek on Plant Road P
History: Built 1953
Built: 1953
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.961158,-91.103893
Carries Sperry Road over Yellow Spring Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 91.9 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Yellow Spring Creek on Sperry Road
History: Built 1895; Replaced 2003
Built: 1895
Location: Des Moines County
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339368
Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
339369
Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
502817
Photo taken for the NRHP
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.834627,-91.104645
Carries Flint River Trail over Flint 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 Flint River on Flint River Trail
History: Converted to trail use in 2009
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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339370
Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
339371
Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
339372
Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.798087,-91.091938
Carries Railroad over Mississippi River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 2113.0 Feet
Span Length: 380.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss lift bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad
History: Built 2012
Built: 2012
Location: Des Moines County
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261394
BNSF - Burlington Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
263136
Burlington Lift Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
263137
Burlington Lift Bridge
Lift Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
263138
Burlington Lift Bridge
Truss
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
263139
Burlington Lift Bridge
Far East
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
263140
Burlington Lift Bridge
Far West
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
263141
Burlington Lift Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013
316429
BNSF - Mississippi River Bridge (New)
Burlington IA
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2015
339373
Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
456185
BNSF - Burlington Bridge (NEW)
2013 in open position
Photo from Wikipedia
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 40.865484,-91.116883
Carries Private Pedestrian Path over Dry Branch Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: 2 - 55' Through Plate Girder
Total Length: 110.0 Feet
Span Length: 55.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Dry Branch Creek on Private Pedestrian Path
History: Built 1898
Built: 1898
Location: Des Moines County
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368995
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #2
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
368996
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #2
Looking South
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
368997
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #2
North Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
368998
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #2
Date
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
368999
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #2
Lattice Endbeams
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
369000
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #2
South Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
369001
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #2
South Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
369002
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #2
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
369003
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #2
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
369004
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #2
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 40.872452,-91.118454
Carries Abandoned Rock Island Railroad over Dry Branch Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: 2 - 48' Through Plate Girder
Total Length: 96.0 Feet
Span Length: 48.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Dry Branch Creek on Abandoned Rock Island Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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369005
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #3
South Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
369006
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #3
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
369007
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #3
South Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
369008
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #3
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
369009
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #3
North Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
369010
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #3
Looking South
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
369011
Abandoned Dry Branch Creek Bridge #3
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.733644,-91.170493
Carries Old Highway 61 over Brush Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 80.1 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Brush Creek on Old Highway 61
History: Built 1927; rehabilitated 1957
Built: 1927
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.733473,-91.170589
Carries BNSF Railway over Brush Creek
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 Brush Creek on BNSF RR
History:
Built: 1896
Location: Des Moines County
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339487
Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
339488
Lassig Bridge Plate
Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2015
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 40.976160,-91.164954
Carries Abandoned Rock Island Railroad over Field Road & Yellow Spring Creek Tributary
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned stone arch bridge over Field Road & Yellow Spring Creek Tributary on Abandoned Rock Island Railroad
History: Abandoned in 1980
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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486604
Courtesy of Waymarking.com user Lenron; Used under Fair Use
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 40.859072,-91.107891
Carries former Rock Island RR over Dry Branch Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: 2 - 55' Through Plate Girder
Total Length: 110.0 Feet
Span Length: 55.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony plate girder bridge over Dry Branch Creek on former Rock Island RR
History: Abandoned 1980
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 40.891798,-91.124214
Carries former Rock Island RR over Dry Branch Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: 1 - 65' Through Plate Girder
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Dry Branch Creek on former Rock Island RR
History: Abandoned 1980
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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473500
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Status: Destroyed by derailment
Location: 40.895687,-91.117828
Carries former Rock Island RR over Dry Branch Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: 1 - 44' Deck Plate Girder
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Dry Branch Creek on former Rock Island RR
History: Destroyed August 1979
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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473499
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 40.900921,-91.114623
Carries former Rock Island RR over Dry Branch Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: 1 - 30' Deck Plate Girder
Total Length: 30.0 Feet
Span Length: 30.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Dry Branch Creek on former Rock Island RR
History: Abandoned 1980
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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473498
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Status: Abandoned
Location: 41.069807,-91.234095
Carries Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over Honey Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bridge over Honey Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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473496
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.797031,-91.294515
Carries US Army Transportation Corps over Long Creek
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 Long Creek on US Army Transportation Corps
History:
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.785092,-91.218897
Carries Plant Road H over Brush Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 23.6 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Brush Creek on Plant Road H
History: Built 1945
Built: 1945
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.775867,-91.216581
Carries Middle Road over Brush Creek
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over Brush Creek on Middle Road
History: Built 1918
Built: 1918
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Abandoned
Location: 40.791592,-91.226233
Carries Unnamed Road over Brush Creek
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 12.1 Feet
Overview: Culvert bridge over Brush Creek on Unnamed Road
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.724532,-91.208787
Carries Road over Skunk 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 Skunk River on Road
History: Built 1888; Replaced 1928; Removed and relocated 1930
Built: 1888
Location: Des Moines County
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339315
The bridge this entry is for is behind the bridge in the foreground
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Removed
Location: 40.938428,-91.039169
Carries Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad over Unnamed Cottonwood Drain Tributary
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Unnamed Cottonwood Drain Tributary on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Removed
Location: 40.971349,-91.030444
Carries Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad over Unnamed Cottonwood Drain Tributary
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Unnamed Cottonwood Drain Tributary on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
History: Built ca. 1902; Removed 1924
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Removed
Location: 40.983578,-91.030500
Carries Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad over Unnamed Cottonwood Drain Tributary
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Unnamed Cottonwood Drain Tributary on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
History: Built ca. 1902; Removed 1924
Built: 1902
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 41.022395,-91.035103
Carries Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad over Dolbee Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Dolbee Creek on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
History: Built ca. 1902; Removed 1924
Built: 1902
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Removed
Location: 41.029534,-91.035263
Carries Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad over Hawkeye-Dolbee Diversion Channel
Design: unknown
Design Details: Don't know
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Hawkeye-Dolbee Diversion Channel on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
History: Built ca. 1902; Removed 1924
Built: 1902
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.810039,-91.387092
Carries Co.Rd.J-20 over Spillway
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 61.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Spillway on Co.Rd.J-20
History: Built 1935; rehabilitated 2004
Built: 1935
Location: Des Moines County
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463354
Photo provided by Hank Zaletel
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.724689,-91.209216
Carries Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Skunk 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 Skunk River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
History: Replaced 1910
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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355128
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Demolished
Location: 40.818149,-91.113534
Carries Mount Pleasant Street over BNSF Railway & Osborn Street
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 500.0 Feet
Span Length: 129.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over BNSF Railway & Osborn Street on Mount Pleasant Street
History: Built 1943; Demolished 2018
Built: 1943
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.781834,-91.099126
Carries Cascade Ravine Road over unnamed
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone Arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over unnamed on Cascade Ravine Road
History: Built during the quarry days? Looking for info.
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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465226
Quarry
friends group
465227
Stone Arch under Cascade Bridge
Photo taken by Julie Bowers
465420
Stone arch
Photo taken by Julie Bowers in January 2020
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 40.910335,-91.050951
Carries Burlington, Muscatine & Northwestern Railway over Yellow Spring Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Yellow Spring Creek on Burlington, Muscatine & Northwestern Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Destroyed by flooding
Location: 40.910335,-91.050951
Carries Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad over Dry Branch
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Dry Branch on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
History: Destroyed totally 1924
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Destroyed by flooding
Location: 40.910335,-91.050951
Carries Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad over Yellow Spring Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Trestle bridge over Yellow Spring Creek on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
History: Built 1902; Damaged and likely replaced 1924
Built: 1902
Location: Des Moines County
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447400
Photo courtesy of the Musser Public Library
Status: Removed
Location: 40.910335,-91.050951
Carries Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad over Dry Branch
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Dry Branch on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad
History: Built 1924
Built: 1924
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.797489,-91.099547
Carries Main Street South over Small Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 38.1 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Small Creek on Main Street South
History: Built 1886
Built: 1886
Location: Des Moines County
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493038
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493039
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Status:
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries A Path over A Stream
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 50.0 Feet
Span Length: 50.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over A Stream on A Path
History:
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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471303
Courtesy of the Des Moines Register
471304
Courtesy of the Des Moines Register
471305
52
Courtesy of the Des Moines Register
Status: Bypassed
Location: 40.760213,-91.189675
Carries Brush College Road over Brush Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pratt pony truss bridge over Brush Creek on Brush College Road
History:
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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473508
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.013895,-91.168827
Carries Curve Road over Hawkeye Creek
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Culvert bridge over Hawkeye Creek on Curve Road
History:
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.765090,-91.111955
Carries Madison Avenue over Unnamed Stream
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Stone arch bridge over Unnamed Stream on Madison Avenue
History:
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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Status: Abandoned
Location: 40.988956,-91.165102
Carries Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over Yellow Spring Creek
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 Yellow Spring Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Des Moines County
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486605
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486606
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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.
