Status: Replaced by a modern bridge
Location: 43.010754,-94.629415
Carries 485th Avenue over Old Channel West Fork Des Moines River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Old Channel West Fork Des Moines River on 485th Avenue just off CR B55, west of Rodman
History: Built ca. 1919; replaced 1999
Built: ca. 1919
Location: Palo Alto County
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101870
Oblique view
Photo taken 1998 by Jason Smith
101871
Deck view
Photo taken 1998 by Jason Smith
101872
Replacement bridge
This view of the new bridge was taken 1999 by Jason Smith
Photo taken 1998 by Jason Smith
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.937184,-94.518963
Carries 490th Street over Old Channel Des Moines River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 84.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Old Channel Des Moines River on 490th Street west of West Bend
History: Built 1931, replacing a 1919 trestle bridge
Built: 1931
Location: Palo Alto County
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101873
Overview
Photo taken 1998 by Jason Smith
Status: Completely rehabilitated and now open to traffic
Location: 43.031272,-94.629276
Carries Brushy Bayou Road over New Channel West Fork Des Moines River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 161.1 Feet
Span Length: 121.1 Feet
Overview: Newly restored through truss bridge over New Channel West Fork Des Moines River on Brushy Bayou Road
History: Built in 1883; may have been relocated here in 1919 in conjunction with the West Fork Des Moines River rechanneling project
Built: 1883
Location: Palo Alto County
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101874
Overview
Photo taken 1998 by Jason Smith
101875
West portal
Photo taken 1998 by Jason Smith
101876
Deck view
Photo taken 1998 by Jason Smith
101877
Damaged railing
Photo taken 1998 by Jason Smith
167281
I finally went out to take a look myself
Here is the completed restoratioin.
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in May 2010
167282
They drove new pilings and modified the original supports
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in May 2010
167283
New deck
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in May 2010
167284
New railings
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in May 2010
179838
Overview
Photo taken in September 2010 by Jason Smith
179839
West portal bracing
Photo taken in September 2010 by Jason Smith
179840
Oblique view from the NE corner
Photo taken in September 2010 by Jason Smith
179841
Signage
Photo taken in September 2010 by Jason Smith
179842
Photo taken in September 2010 by Jason Smith
179843
Photo taken in September 2010 by Jason Smith
179844
Photo taken in September 2010 by Jason Smith
179845
Endpost and rollers
Photo taken in September 2010 by Jason Smith
179846
New foundation holding the bridge in place
Photo taken in September 2010 by Jason Smith
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.141459,-94.541266
Carries CR N60 (530th Avenue) over Cylinder Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 57.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Steel Stringer bridge over Cylinder Creek on CR N60 (530th Avenue)
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 2005
Built: 1925
Location: Palo Alto County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.053056,-94.789444
Carries 410th Street over Drainage Ditch No. 175
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Drainage Ditch No. 175 on 410th Street
History: Built 1921
Built: 1921
Location: Palo Alto County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.097500,-94.724722
Carries 380th Street over Drainage Ditch No. 175
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Drainage Ditch No. 175 on 380th Street
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926
Location: Palo Alto County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.067500,-94.564444
Carries 400th Street over Drainage Ditch No. 80
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Drainage Ditch No. 80 on 400th Street
History: Built 1959
Built: 1959
Location: Palo Alto County
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Status: In use
Location: 43.112080,-94.713610
Carries Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad over West Fork Des Moines River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 290.0 Feet
Span Length: 70.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Palo Alto County
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101878
Overview
Photo taken 1997 by Jason Smith
212735
New Approaches
I just stopped by to see if this bridge was still there, and Wow! ... They were in the middle of a big construction project.
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in September 2011
212736
New Approaches
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in September 2011
212737
New Approaches
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in September 2011
212738
New Approaches
The old bridge span is getting new approaches on the north and south end.
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in September 2011
212739
New Approaches
Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in September 2011
425625
Emmetsburg Rail Bridge
West Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425624
Emmetsburg Rail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425629
Emmetsburg Rail Bridge
West Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425628
Emmetsburg Rail Bridge
West Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425626
Emmetsburg Rail Bridge
West Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425627
Emmetsburg Rail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425630
Emmetsburg Rail Bridge
Center Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425631
Emmetsburg Rail Bridge
East Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425632
Emmetsburg Rail Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425623
Emmetsburg Rail Bridge
East Span
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425621
Emmetsburg Rail Bridge
East Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425622
Emmetsburg Rail Bridge
East Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.926389,-94.816389
Carries 390th Avenue over Lizard Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Lizard Creek on 390th Avenue
History: Built 1921
Built: 1921
Location: Palo Alto County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 42.958453,-94.457294
Carries CR B63 (475th Street) over Prairie Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 50.0 Feet
Span Length: 50.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Prairie Creek on CR B63 (475th Street)
History: Built 1926; rehabilitated 1958; replaced 2005
Built: 1926
Location: Palo Alto County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.038854,-94.811394
Carries CR B53 (420th Street) over Silver Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Silver Creek on CR B53 (420th Street)
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1976
Built: 1925
Location: Palo Alto County
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Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 42.922222,-94.455278
Carries 500th Street over Prairie Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 59.1 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Prairie Creek on 500th Street
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Palo Alto County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.126389,-94.625000
Carries 360th Street over Unnamed creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 39.0 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on 360th Street
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914
Location: Palo Alto County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 43.038151,-94.481819
Carries Local road over Drainage Ditch 61
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Drainage Ditch 61 on a local road
History: Built ca. 1930; replaced 1997
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Palo Alto County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 43.126344,-94.560237
Carries Local road over Cylinder Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Cylinder Creek on a local road
History: Built 1928; replaced 1992
Built: 1928
Location: Palo Alto County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.010088,-94.535312
Carries Fas 0169 over Des Moines River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 180.1 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Fas 0169
History: Built 1928; Damaged by the 1993 flood- closed to traffic; Replaced in 1996
Built: 1928
Location: Palo Alto County
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Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 43.031014,-94.552693
Carries 425th Street over Cylinder Creek
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Truss bridge over Cylinder Creek on 425th Street
History:
Built:
Location: Palo Alto County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.229809,-94.739761
Carries Railroad (UP) over West Fork Des Moines River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: 11 x 50' Deck Plate Girder
1 x 100' Through Plate Girder (Main Span)
1 x 40' Deck Plate Girder
Total Length: 690.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on Railroad (UP)
History:
Built:
Location: Palo Alto County
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279564
Photo taken by Hank Zaletel
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 43.184011,-94.724932
Carries Road over Des Moines 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 Des Moines River on Road
History: Built 1897
Built: 1897
Location: Palo Alto County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.957553,-94.521641
Carries Road over Des Moines 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 Des Moines River on Road
History: Built 1897
Built: 1897
Location: Palo Alto County
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358486
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 43.123372,-94.674606
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Five Island Lake
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 92.0 Feet
Span Length: 35.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Five Island Lake on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955
Location: Palo Alto County
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425640
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
South Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425641
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
South Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425642
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425643
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425644
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425645
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425646
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
Abutment from predecessor
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425647
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425634
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425635
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425638
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
Date
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425636
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
North Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425637
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
North Pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
425639
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018
Status: Abandoned
Location: 43.123538,-94.708280
Carries Old alignment of US 18 over Des Moines River
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 Des Moines River
History:
Built:
Location: Palo Alto County
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507818
Provided courtesy of the Palo Alto County GIS System/Pictometry International; Used under Fair Use
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.975620,-94.462138
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Prairie Creek (Drainage Ditch #61)
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 160.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek (Drainage Ditch #61) on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903
Location: Palo Alto County
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441953
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Looking east
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441954
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441955
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Looking west
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441956
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Inside Girders
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441957
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
East abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441958
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Plaque
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441959
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
East pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441960
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Center pier
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441961
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Span #2
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441962
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Span #1
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441963
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
East abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441964
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441965
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Span #4
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441966
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Looking west
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441967
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Damage
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441968
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Pier details
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441969
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441970
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
Date
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
441971
UP Prairie Creek Bridge
West Abutment
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
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.
