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Indian Creek Railroad Bridge #6

Through Plate Girder Bridge over Indian Creek
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

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Name Indian Creek Railroad Bridge #6
Built By Chicago & North Western Railway
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By Union Pacific Railroad
Length 63 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 15 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1912
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge is Abandoned)
Current Status Abandoned
C&NW Bridge Number 1095A
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date February 2017


Located between 14th Avenue and 10th Avenue, this girder bridge is the sixth bridge over Indian Creek.
Built in 1912, the bridge features a single through girder span, set onto concrete substructures. Unfortunately, the plaque on the bridge has been removed.
This bridge shows typical details of most girder bridges from this time period.
When the creek was channelized in the late 1930s, all bridges were assigned a number from south to north. As a result, city plans consider this to be bridge #13.
Overall, this bridge appears to be in good condition, although it has been abandoned for some time.

The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.

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Build Date Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society Archives
Contractor Missing American Bridge Company plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele