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Iowa Transportation Heritage Quiz II: The answers to the historic bridge...
Plant growing between the planks of the Ft. Atkinson Bridge in Winneshiek County, closed for over five years and its future in question. Photo taken in August 2013 After providing the answers and some...
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The Bridges of Des Moines Part III: The (lost) Truss Bridges
18th Street Bridge over the Raccoon River (now extant). Photo courtesy of IaDOT Archives There are more bridge types that make Des Moines one of the most populous bridges in the Midwest. As we will see...
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Chambers Ford Bridge for Sale. Any Takers?
1890 Clinton Bridge Company span. Photos taken by Quinn Phelan Belle Plaine, Iowa- Tama County: one of many Iowa counties that has more than two dozen pre-1945 bridges left in the state. This includes...
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What to do with a Historic Bridge: The Monroe Bridge at the Jasper/Marion...
Photos taken in August 2013 text Author’s Note: This is Part II of the series on the two Skunk River Bridges in Jasper County, Iowa that are threatened with their own demise after being abandoned for...
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Green Bridge Update: Mayor’s Run and Fundraisers
Side view of the Jackson Street Bridge. Photo taken in 2013 DES MOINES- While work will eventually be underway to replace the Grand Avenue Bridge over the Des Moines River in Iowa’s state capital, with...
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Funding for Green Bridge Raised- Restoration to Proceed
Photo taken in 2013 DES MOINES, IOWA- March 2013: The Green Bridge, officially known as the 5th Avenue or Jackson Street Bridge, was closed to all traffic- cyclists and pedestrians alike. The reason:...
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Reconstruction of Green Bridge Set to Begin
Fifth Avenue/ Jackson Street Pedestrian Bridge in Des Moines. Photo taken in August 2013 City Council Approves Plan to Restore Vintage Bridge and Key Des Moines Landmark DES MOINES, IOWA- It was only...
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