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Brandon Trail Bridge

Concrete Arch Bridge over Lime Creek
Brandon, Buchanan County, Iowa

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Name Brandon Trail Bridge
Built By Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
Contractor Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa
Engineer Thomas Edsall Rust
Currently Owned By Iowa DNR
Length 100 Feet Total, 50 Foot Spans
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Concrete Arch
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1914
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge is a Trail)
Current Status Rails to Trails
Significance Moderate Significance
Documentation Date March 2017


This standard concrete arch bridge carries the Cedar Valley Nature Trail over Lime Creek.
Built in 1914, the bridge features two spans of concrete arch. It is one of the last surviving WCF&N concrete arches.
Other concrete arches were destroyed in the flood of 2008. Fortunately, this bridge is the sole survivor.
In 2018, the bridge is 104 years old. Despite being so old, the bridge is in great condition.

The author has ranked this bridge as being moderately significant, due to its status of one of the last remaining WCF&N arches.
The photo above is an overview of the bridge. It can be accessed from the trail it carries.

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Build Date Research by Luke Harden
Contractor Research by Luke Harden
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele