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Old Creamery Trail Mosquito Bridge

Steel Stringer Bridge over Unnamed Branch of Pratt Creek
Garrison, Benton County, Iowa

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Name Old Creamery Trail Mosquito Bridge
Built By Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By Benton County Conservation
Length 30 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 3 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Steel Stringer
Substructure Type Stone Masonry and Concrete
Date Built 1947
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge is a Trail)
Current Status Rails to Trails
RI Bridge Number 34.4
Significance Minimal Significance
Documentation Date December 2019


Located between Dysart and Garrison, this small steel stringer bridge crosses a small tributary of Pratt Creek.
Locally known as the Mosquito Bridge, the bridge consists of a single steel stringer span, set onto stone abutments capped in concrete.
Simply built, it is like many others on railroads all around America. It has almost no defining features compared to a nearly identical span to the east.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition, with no major deterioration. It continues to serve as part of the Old Creamery Trail.

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

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