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1st Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Rock River on IA Hwy. 9
Open to traffic
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.

2nd Avenue Bridge [Map]
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
Built in ca. 1920

Anderson Bridge [Map]
Through truss bridge over Rock River on 250th Street north of Doon
Open to traffic
Built 1900

Beloit Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Big Sioux River on Bridge Street (IA)/ 283rd Street (SD)
Open to traffic
Built 1971 replacing a one-span pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss bridge built in 1897

Blood Run Creek Bridge [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Blood Run Creek on a local road
No longer exists
Replaced 2000

Blood Run Creek Bridge [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Blood Run Creek on Buchanan Ave.
Open to traffic
Built 1918

Blood Run Creek Bridge [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Blood Run Creek on 268th Street at the point where MN, SD, and IA meet
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Bonnie Doon RR Bridge at Lakewood Corner [Map]
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Bonnie Doon Railroad (Doon-Rock Rapids-Luverne Railroad)
Abandoned
Presumably built 1888 when the line was built by CMStPO and abandoned 1933, later aquired by the county for a road, converted to road use and abandoned after collapse in 1980's

Bridge L 2187 [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Kanaranzi Creek on Twp 2
Open to traffic
Built 1930

Canton Railway Bridge [Map]
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on the BNSF Railway at Canton
Open to railroad traffic

CSAH 58 Border Crossing [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on CSAH 58
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1917; Replaced in 1996

Doon Bridge [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Rock River Overflow on 250th Street north of Doon in Doon
Removed; road raised to the level of the bridge; Overflow drained
Built 1900; replaced ca. 2005

Indiana Ave. Bridge [Map]
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Rio Grande Creek on W Indiana Avenue in George
Open to traffic
Built 1940

Island Park Bridge [Map]
Low-water crossing over Rock River at Island Park in Rock Rapids
Open to one-lane traffic

Island Park Railroad Bridge [Map]
Abandoned plate girder railroad bridge over Rock River at Island Park in Rock Rapids
Railroad bridge open for pedestrians and cyclists
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

Klondike Bridge [Map · Street View]
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 180th Street southeast of Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1913-15 by the Western Bridge and Construction Co. of Omaha. Replaced by modern bridge in 1977.

Klondike Creek Bridge [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Klondike Creek on CR K14 (Buchanan Avenue)
Open to traffic
Built 1900

Little Otter Creek Bridge [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Little Otter Creek on Log Avenue
Open to traffic

Little Rock River Bridge [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Little Rock River on 250th Street
Open to traffic

Little Rock River Bridge [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Little Rock River on a local road
No longer exists
Replaced 1999

Little Rock River Bridge [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Little Rock River on a local road
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1997

Melan Bridge [Map · Street View]
Reinforced concrete arch bridge within Emma Sater Park near Rock Rapids, just off IA 9
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1894 under the direction of Frederick von Emperger; relocated 1964

Otter Creek Bridge [Map]
Through truss bridge over Otter Creek on a local road
Open to traffic
Built 1900

Otter Creek Bridge [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Otter Creek on Jefferson Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1900

Overflow Bridge [Map]
Through truss bridge over an overflow on 250th Street
Open to traffic

Rat Creek Bridge [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Rat Creek on 250th Street
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1992

Rio Grande Creek/ Ohio Avenue Bridge [Map]
Lost concrete arch bridge over Rio Grande Creek on Ohio Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1995

Rock Island RR Bridge at Little Rock [Map]
Lost Bridge over Little Rock River on Rock Island Railroad
Removed

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

Rock River Bridge [Map]
Through truss bridge over Rock River on 250th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1900

Rock River Suspension Bridge [Map]
Wire suspension bridge over Rock River on private road in Rock Rapids
Open to traffic

Sidney Street Bridge [Map]
Timber stringer bridge over Rio Grande Creek on Sidney Street in George
Open to traffic
Built 1950

Third Street Bridge [Map]
Warren pony truss bridge over Mudd Creek on Third Street in Alvord
Derelict/abandoned
Built ca. 1940

Two Mile North/ Golf Course Bridge [Map]
Stringer bridge over Rock River on CR A16 (130th Street)
Open to traffic
Built 1980 Replaces a five span bridge built in 1900. Original bridge consisted of a 244 ft. long combination steel trestle with a 7 panel Pratt through truss bridge as its main span (130 ft.)

US Hwy. 18 Bridge at Canton [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Big Sioux River on US 18
Open to traffic
Built 1978, replacing a three-span truss structure (two pony approaches and a Parker through truss bridge main span) built in 1927

White Bridge [Map]
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 220th Street near Canton
Closed to all traffic
Built 1893, may have been relocated here in 1925; repaired after accident in 1986

Willow Creek Bridge [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Willow Creek on Goldfinch Avenue
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1940