Located east of Booneville, this small railtop culvert crosses an unnamed tributary of the Raccoon River.
Built in 1900,features a standard railtop culvert design. Typically, these culverts were constructed of recycled rail. Oftentimes, they were built using stone blocks. This one is slightly different, as it uses concrete.
It is believed that this bridge likely replaced a wooden trestle of some sort. The bridge appears to be in fair to poor condition, with serious cracking throughout the concrete.
A railtop culvert holds most of its strength in the parallel rails that hold up the deck. While the concrete may have failed, the rails still support the load.
The author has ranked the bridge as being minimally significant, due to the common design of the bridge.
The photo above is looking east along the bridge. The bridge can be accessed from the nearby country road.