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United States >
Iowa >
Jefferson >
Jaywalking
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Closed, former railroad bridge repurposed as a trail bridge. The bridge is 580' in total length with a 112' Pratt Truss Span. The bridge was partially destroyed in 2019 and is closed to the public.
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Type: Outdoors
Status: Closed
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
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Address
Grant Township, Section 21
Jefferson, Iowa
United States
Owner: Greene County Conservation Board
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The bridge itself is a Pratt Truss and is over 100 years old. There are also other remnants of the Milwaukee Road along the trail including evidence of a train wreck.
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The rail line was built in 1891. The Pratt Truss bridge is dated at 1905. Some sources date the bridge as recent as 1945, which is unlikely since the Pratt Truss design fell into disuse after about 1910. The rail line was removed in 1990 and the present trail was completed in 1997. Part of the wooden trestle was destroyed in Spring flooding in March of 2019.
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The Greene County Conservation Board plans to repair the bridge, but at present there is no timetable for this to occur.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 4/2/2020 4:42 PM.
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on Apr 2 20 at 16:42, Emperor Wang validated this location on Apr 2 20 at 0:59, Radio2600 made this location available on Apr 2 20 at 0:53, Radio2600 changed the following: Description on Apr 2 20 at 0:50, Radio2600 changed the following: Year Closed on Apr 2 20 at 0:49, Radio2600 changed the following: Year Closed on Apr 2 20 at 0:47, Radio2600 updated gallery A Bridge Too Far on Apr 2 20 at 0:47, Radio2600 updated gallery picture End of the Line on Apr 2 20 at 0:46, Radio2600 updated gallery picture Iron on Apr 2 20 at 0:46, Radio2600 updated gallery picture Damage and Repair on Apr 2 20 at 0:45, Radio2600 updated gallery picture Final Warning
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