Flood-damaged Iowa trails

Thu August 07 2008
Posted Aug 7, 2008
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By WILLIAM PETROSKI bpetrosk@dmreg.com Here's a list, by county, of Iowa trails damaged by flooding, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. Some trail sections remain closed, but repairs have been made in some cases: ALLAMAKEE: Clear Creek Trail near Lansing, trail washout. BENTON: Old Creamery Trail at Vinton, unspecified. BLACK HAWK: Cedar Valley Nature Trail, washouts and extensive damage to bridges; other trails also damaged. BREMER: Minor damage to Waverly trails, but city is commissioning a structural evaluation of trail bridge near downtown. BUTLER: Rolling Prairie Trail, washouts. CARROLL: Sauk Rail Trail, washouts. CLAYTON: Pony Hollow Trail and Osborne Trail, unspecified. DALLAS: Raccoon River Valley Trail, minor damage. DUBUQUE: Heritage Trail, major damage of about $2 million; other trails with potential damage. FAYETTE: Gilbertson Park Trail, Clermont Trail, unspecified damage. FLOYD: Charles City, pedestrian suspension bridge, extensive damage. FREMONT: Wabash Trace Nature Trail, extensive damage. GUTHRIE: Raccoon River Valley Trail, damage being estimated, but trail is open. HAMILTON: Boone River Recreational Trail, erosion. HUMBOLDT: Three Rivers Trail, unspecified damage. JASPER: Chichaqua Valley Trail; major erosion, trail is open with dangerous places fenced off. JOHNSON: Iowa River Trail, damage expected. LINN: Boyson Trail, extensive damage; other trails will likely have damage. LOUISA: Hoover Nature Trail, washout near Columbus Junction. MILLS/PAGE: Wabash Trace Nature Trail, extensive damage. POLK: Damage to Clive Greenbelt Trail, Trestle to Trestle, Great Western, Bill Riley, Jackson Street Bridge, Red Bridge, Neal Smith, Greenwood Park mountain bike trail, John Pat Dorrian, Meredith, Des Moines River, Kruidenier, Urbandale and Johnston trails, Blue Heron Lake in West Des Moines. POTTAWATTAMIE: Wabash Trace Trail, washouts. SCOTT: Duck Creek, Mississippi riverfront in Bettendorf and Davenport; varying damage. STORY: Heart of Iowa, Prairie Rail, Skunk River Greenbelt, Coldwater primitive trails; washouts, erosion, other damage. TAMA: Wolf Creek Trail, extensive damage. UNION: Green Valley Trail, washout. WARREN: Great Western, Summerset; some damage, but trails open. WEBSTER: Fort Dodge Nature Trail, unspecified damage. WINNESHIEK: Trout Run Trail, unspecified damage. State park trail damage These state facilities have reported some trail damage, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources: Backbone, Big Creek, Brushy Creek, Dolliver, Geode, George Wyth, Lacey Keosauqua, Lake Macbride, Ledges, Maquoketa Caves, Palisades Kepler, Pine Lake, Pleasant Creek, Springbrook, Summerset, Wildcat Den, Waubonsie, Elk Rock, Yellow River Forest, Volga River, Stephen's Forest, Shimek Forest, Nine Eagles, Three Fires, Honey Creek, Fort Defiance.