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Abandoned Fourmile Creek Bridge

Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Fourmile Creek
Pleasant Hill, Polk County, Iowa

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Name Abandoned Fourmile Creek Bridge
Built By Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By Iowa Interstate Railroad
Length 220 Feet Total, 44 Foot Spans
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Deck Plate Girder
Substructure Type Stone Masonry and Concrete
Date Built Ca. 1900
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge is Abandoned)
Current Status Abandoned
RI Bridge Number 3603
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date September and December 2017


This standard deck girder bridge crosses Fourmile Creek in Pleasant Hill.
Built in approximately 1900, the bridge features five deck girder spans, with stone and concrete substructures.
Since being acquired by IAIS, the bridge has been abandoned. Today, it sits without a deck. It is possible it could be reused as part of a trail in the future.

The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design of the bridge.
The photo above is an overview. The bridge can be accessed from a nearby road.

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Build Date Estimated based on similar bridges
Contractor Missing American Bridge Company plque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele