Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Buchanan County, Iowa

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136th Street Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on 136th Street
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1910

1st Street Bridge
Arch bridge over Wapsipinicon River on 1st Street W in Independence
Open to traffic
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1986

280th Street Bridge
Relocated pony truss bridge on the SW 6th Street Liberty Trail in Independence
Open to pedestrians only
Originally built 1898 southwest of Independence on 280th Street; relocated 2001

Bear Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on a local road
No longer exists
Built ca. 1930; replaced 2004

Bear Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1909

Bear Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1901

Bear Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1900

Buck Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Buck Creek on 112th Street
Unknown status
Built 1898

Buffalo Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on a local road
No longer exists
Replaced 2003

Buffalo Creek Bridge
Through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on a local road
Closed to all traffic
Built 1909

Buffalo Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Quonset Avenue
Unknown status
Built 1901

Dry Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Dry Creek on a local road
No longer exists
Built 1899; replaced 2003

Dry Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Dry Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1901

Dry Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Dry Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1905

Hayes Street Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Otter Creek on Hayes Street in Hazleton
Open to traffic
Built 1925

Kentucky Avenue Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on Kentucky Avenue
No longer exists
Built ca. 1920; replaced 2002

Lime Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Lime Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1906

Lime Creek Bridge
Through truss bridge over Lime Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1910

Lime Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Lime Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1925

Lime Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Lime Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1904

Local Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on a local road
No longer exists
Replaced 1999

Mud Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Mud Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1953

Otter Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Otter Creek on a local road
No longer exists
Built 1925; replaced 2001

Otter Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Otter Creek on 105th Street
Unknown status
Built ca. 1930

Otter Creek Bridge
Arch bridge over Otter Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1997

Otter Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Otter Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1899

Pine Creek Bridge
Through truss bridge over Pine Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1901

Pine Creek Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Pine Creek on a local road
No longer exists
Built 1905; replaced 2004

Postel Avenue Bridge
Pony truss bridge over West Branch Buffalo Creek on Postel Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1906

South Fork Maquoketa River Bridge
Pony truss bridge over South Fork Maquoketa River on a local road
Closed to all traffic
Built 1911

Spring Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Spring Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1956

Taylor's Ford Bridge
Bowstring through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Nolen Avenue, southeast of Independence
Closed to all traffic
Originally built 1872 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. on Main Street in Independence; relocated here in 1891

Unnamed Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on a local road
No longer exists
Built 1912; replaced 2005

Victor Avenue Bridge
Pony truss bridge over South Fork Maquoketa River on Victor Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1911

Wapsipinicon River Bridge
Four-span concrete arch bridge over the Wapsipinicon River on IA 150 in Independence
Open to traffic
Built 1927 by the Miller-Taylor Construction Co. of Waterloo, Iowa; rehabilitated 1999

Washington Avenue Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over South Fork Maquoketa River on Washington Avenue
No longer exists
Built 1899; replaced 2005