Railroad Bridges in Plymouth CountyIowa


Plymouth County is located in northwest Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Le Mars.

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1665

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1665

This concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed ditch alongside Iowa Highway 140 between Moville and Kingsley

Kingsley, Plymouth County, Iowa to Moville, Woodbury County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1924

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 16' concrete arch

Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)

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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-480)

This Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) secondary line over the Big Sioux River between Elk Point and Westfield

Elk Point, Union County, South Dakota to Westfield, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908 using secondhand trusses fabricated 1900

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Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design: 152' Pratt through truss, 15-16' steel stringers and 2-22' precast concrete modular girders

Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Regional

DAIR Bridge #T-492 1/2

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DAIR Bridge #T-492 1/2

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-498 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 in Westfield

Westfield, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1943 using a span fabricated c. 1900

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design: 30' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

DAIR Bridge #T-512 1/2

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DAIR Bridge #T-512 1/2

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-512 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 in Akron

Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1947 using spans fabricated 1898

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design: 30' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

DAIR Westfield Creek Bridge

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DAIR Westfield Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-496)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Westfield Creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 north of Westfield

Westfield, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1930

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design: 85' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Through plate girder bridge over Westfield Creek

Significance:

Local