Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.555906,-92.554656
Carries West Brook Street over Hammers Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 52.2 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Hammers Creek on West Brook Street
History: Built 1947; Replaced 2009
Built: 1947
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.384115,-92.786980
Carries Pioneer Trail (former RI Railroad) over Black Hawk Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: 1 Sp 90' Through Plate Girder
Total Length: 90.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony girder bridge over Black Hawk Creek on Pioneer Trail (former RI Railroad)
History: Built 1907
Built: 1907
Location: Grundy County
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405461
Black Hawk Creek Trail Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405462
Black Hawk Creek Trail Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405463
Black Hawk Creek Trail Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405464
Black Hawk Creek Trail Bridge
Under Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405465
Black Hawk Creek Trail Bridge
West Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405466
Black Hawk Creek Trail Bridge
Under Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405467
Black Hawk Creek Trail Bridge
East Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405468
Black Hawk Creek Trail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405469
Black Hawk Creek Trail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405470
Black Hawk Creek Trail Bridge
Plaque
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
Status: Abandoned
Location: 42.360822,-92.751522
Carries Abandoned Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Minnehaha Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: 2 Sp. 50' Deck plate girder
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 50.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Minnehaha Creek on Abandoned Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
History: Built 1905, Using Spans Built 1902
Built: 1905
Location: Grundy County
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405484
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Date
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405485
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405486
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405487
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405488
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
West Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405489
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405490
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405491
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
East Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405492
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
East Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405493
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
West Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405494
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405495
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
West Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405496
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405497
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Plaque
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405498
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
West Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405499
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405500
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Under Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405501
Abandoned Minnehaha Creek Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.345317,-92.677126
Carries Pioneer Trail (former RI Railroad) over Small Stream
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Small Stream on Pioneer Trail (former RI Railroad)
History: Abandoned 1983, converted to trail usage
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.369292,-92.768171
Carries Road over Black Hawk Creek
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 Black Hawk Creek on Road
History: Replaced 1931
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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259893
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1920
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.267500,-92.888889
Carries 300th Street over Dowd Creek (Branch Wolf Creek)
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 38.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Dowd Creek (Branch Wolf Creek) on 300th Street
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.456865,-92.983820
Carries C Avenue over Branch Beaver Creek
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Branch Beaver Creek on C Avenue
History: Built 1920; Replaced 2011
Built: 1920
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.328911,-92.613116
Carries Abandoned Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Mosquito Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: 4 Sp. 40' Deck plate girder
Total Length: 160.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek on Abandoned Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
History: Built 1904
Built: 1904
Location: Grundy County
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405471
Abandoned Mosquito Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405472
Abandoned Mosquito Creek Bridge
East Span (Span #4)
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405473
Abandoned Mosquito Creek Bridge
Span #3
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405474
Abandoned Mosquito Creek Bridge
Pier #2
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405475
Abandoned Mosquito Creek Bridge
Pier #3
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405476
Abandoned Mosquito Creek Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405477
Abandoned Mosquito Creek Bridge
Missing Plaque
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405478
Abandoned Mosquito Creek Bridge
East Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405479
Abandoned Mosquito Creek Bridge
Date
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405480
Abandoned Mosquito Creek Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405481
Abandoned Mosquito Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405482
Abandoned Mosquito Creek Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405483
Abandoned Mosquito Creek Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.444272,-92.948009
Carries abandoned railroad (former RI) over unnamed branch of South Beaver 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 unnamed branch of South Beaver Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
History: Abandoned 1983
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Demolished
Location: 42.454894,-92.973519
Carries former Rock Island RR over South Beaver Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: 7 x 25' I-Beam Spans
Total Length: 175.0 Feet
Span Length: 25.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over South Beaver Creek on former Rock Island RR
History: Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Demolished
Location: 42.447172,-92.954233
Carries former Rock Island RR over South Beaver Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: 1 - 60' Deck plate girder
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over South Beaver Creek on former Rock Island RR
History: Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.394304,-92.794158
Carries Pioneer Trail (former RI) over branch of Holland Creek
Design: other
Design Details: Other
Total Length: 6.0 Feet
Span Length: 6.0 Feet
Overview: Rail-top Culvert over Branch of Holland Creek on Pioneer Trail (former RI)
History: Built Ca. 1882
Built: 1882
Location: Grundy County
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405450
Holland Creek Trail Bridge
Under Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405449
Holland Creek Trail Bridge
West Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405451
Holland Creek Trail Bridge
Under Bridge
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405452
Holland Creek Trail Bridge
East Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405453
Holland Creek Trail Bridge
East Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405454
Holland Creek Trail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405455
Holland Creek Trail Bridge
West Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405456
Holland Creek Trail Bridge
East Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405457
Holland Creek Trail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405458
Holland Creek Trail Bridge
Detail of Rail
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405459
Holland Creek Trail Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
405460
Holland Creek Trail Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.420018,-92.867693
Carries abandoned railroad (former RI) over Small Stream
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned culvert bridge over Small Stream on abandoned railroad (former RI)
History: Abandoned 1983
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.217630,-92.833565
Carries Comet Trail over Tributary of Wolf Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Deck arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck arch bridge over Small Stream on Comet Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.213037,-92.795234
Carries Trail over Wolf Creek
Design: suspension
Design Details: Suspension
Total Length: 72.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Suspension bridge over Wolf Creek on Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Abandoned
Location: 42.304103,-92.641815
Carries former CNW/CGW RR over Mosquito Creek Tributary
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Mosquito Creek Tributary on former CNW/CGW RR
History:
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Demolished
Location: 42.378667,-92.546276
Carries former Chicago & North Western Railway over North Fork Black Hawk Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: 35 Sp. Pile Trestle
Total Length: 500.0 Feet
Span Length: 14.0 Feet
Overview: Lost timber stringer bridge over North Fork Black Hawk Creek on former Chicago & North Western Railway
History: Abandoned and removed ca. 1988
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.340010,-92.567388
Carries former CNW/CGW RR over unnamed branch of Black Hawk Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber Pile Trestle
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over unnamed branch of Black Hawk Creek on former Chicago and North Western (ex-Chicago Great Western).
History: Abandoned 1988
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Demolished
Location: 42.370169,-92.539484
Carries former CNW RR over Black Hawk Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: 8 Sp. Pile Bridge
1 x 26' I-beam stringer
2 x 27' DPG
25 Sp. Pile Bridge
Total Length: 550.0 Feet
Span Length: 27.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck Plate Girder bridge over Black Hawk Creek on former Chicago and North Western Railway
History: Abandoned and removed ca. 1988
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Demolished
Location: 42.464250,-92.997734
Carries abandoned railroad (former RI) over South Beaver Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: 6 x 25' I-Beam spans
Total Length: 150.0 Feet
Span Length: 25.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over South Beaver Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
History: Abandoned and removed ca. 1983
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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374083
Overview
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374082
Overview
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374081
Overview
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374080
Overview
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374079
Overview
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374078
Channel Span
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374077
Channel Span
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374076
Channel Span
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374075
Channel Span
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374054
Overview
Looking towards east abutment
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374055
Overview
Looking towards east abutment
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374052
Pier
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374053
Pier
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374050
Pier
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374051
Overview
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374048
Blocks
Big pieces of stone by the abutment
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374049
West Abutment
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374046
Pier
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374047
West Abutment
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374044
Overview
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374045
Overview
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374042
East View
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
374043
Overview
Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in December 2016
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.349498,-92.694351
Carries Pioneer Trail (former RI) over Munns Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: 3 x 25' I-Beam Spans
Total Length: 75.0 Feet
Span Length: 25.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Munns Creek on Pioneer Trail (former RI)
History: Abandoned 1983, converted to trail useage
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.408518,-92.828700
Carries abandoned railroad (former RI) over Small Stream
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned culvert bridge over Small Stream on abandoned railroad (former RI)
History: Abandoned 1983
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Removed
Location: 42.224364,-92.878256
Carries Chicago & North Western Railway over Wolf Creek
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 Wolf Creek on Chicago & North Western Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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439598
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.459003,-92.631839
Carries First Street over Blackhawk Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 103.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Blackhawk Creek on First Street
History: Built 1977
Built: 1977
Location: Grundy County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.459089,-92.631881
Carries First over Blackhawk Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Blackhawk Creek on First
History:
Built:
Location: Grundy County
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450217
Circa 1912
Old Postcard View
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.358916,-92.541568
Carries CNW Railroad over Drainage
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 Drainage on CNW Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Grundy 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.
