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IAIS Turkey Creek Bridge (Adair)

Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Turkey Creek
Adair, Adair County, Iowa

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Name IAIS Turkey Creek Bridge (Adair)
Built By Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Contractor (East Span) Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
Currently Owned By Iowa Interstate Railroad
Length 98 Feet Total, 50 Foot Main Span
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 15 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Deck Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built Ca. 1950 using Ca. 1900 Spans
Traffic Count 2 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
IAIS Bridge Number 4193
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date November 2016


Located along White Pole Road (County G30) west of Adair, this deck girder bridge crosses Turkey Creek.
Built in approximately 1950 to replace a similar bridge, this structure consists of recycled spans, dating to approximately 1900. It is unknown where these spans come from. Currently, the bridge consists of three deck girder spans, on concrete substructures.
Girder bridges like this were common to cross streams and rivers. These particular girders appear to be of standard design.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition, and was well maintained in the Rock Island days.

The author has ranked this bridge as locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.

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Build Date Estimated
Contractor Missing Lassig Bridge & Iron Works plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele