Rock Rapids, Iowa

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1st Avenue Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1974; replacing a concrete bridge built in 1922 by Wickes Construction of Des Moines Iowa. Predecesor to that was a two-span through truss bridge built in 1900.
Steel stringer bridge over Rock River on IA Hwy. 9
Open to traffic

2nd Avenue Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built in ca. 1920
Concrete arch culvert over the Rock River Tributary on N. 2nd Avenue at the west entrance of Island Park in Rock Rapids
Open to traffic

Island Park Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Low-water crossing over Rock River at Island Park in Rock Rapids
Open to one-lane traffic

Island Park Railroad Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Abandoned together with the railline in 1972; Nominated to the NRHP together with the Rock Rapids depot in 1976; Converted to pedestrian use in 2007
Abandoned plate girder railroad bridge over Rock River at Island Park in Rock Rapids
Railroad bridge open for pedestrians and cyclists

Melan Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1894 under the direction of Frederick von Emperger; relocated 1964
Reinforced concrete arch bridge within Emma Sater Park near Rock Rapids, just off IA 9
Open to pedestrians only

Rock Rapids Railroad Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1897 by the Union Bridge Co.; Abandone in the 1980s
Abandoned through truss bridge over Rock River on the discontinued Illinois Central Railroad at Rock Rapids
Still standing, but rails removed

Rock River Suspension Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Wire suspension bridge over Rock River on private road in Rock Rapids
Open to traffic