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DM&E Clear Creek Bridge (Lansing)

Through Girder Bridge over Clear Creek
Lansing, Allamakee County, Iowa

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Name DM&E Clear Creek Bridge (Lansing)
Built By Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railway
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway
Length 90 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1939
Traffic Count 8 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
MILW Bridge Number K-526
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date December 2014


Located in the town of Lansing, this small through girder bridge crosses Clear Creek along Front Street.
Built in 1939, likely to replace an older girder, this structure consists of a single through girder span, set onto concrete substructures. It follows a standard design for the time.
Currently, the bridge is operated by Canadian Pacific subsidiary Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern.
The bridge in the background is the Blackhawk Bridge, which carries IA-9 and WI-82 across the Mississippi.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition.

The author has ranked the bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is looking north along the bridge.

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Build Date American Bridge Company plaque
Contractor American Bridge Company plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele