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Mosquito Creek Trail Bridge (Yale)

Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Mosquito Creek
Yale, Guthrie County, Iowa

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Name Mosquito Creek Trail Bridge (Yale)
Built By Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Guthrie County
Length 70 Feet Total, 35 Foot Spans
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Deck Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1902
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge is a Trail)
Current Status Rails to Trails
MILW Bridge Number Y-126
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date October 2018


Located north of Yale, this deck girder bridge crosses Mosquito Creek.
Built in 1902, the bridge features a pair of deck plate girder spans, which have been strengthened and placed on concrete substructures constructed in 1946.
While the bridge is not known to be secondhand, it is still possible that these spans came from somewhere else.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition, with all portions of the bridge in adequate condition.

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

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Build Date Milwaukee Road Archives at the Milwaukee Central Library
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele