Railroad Bridges in Woodbury CountyIowa


Woodbury County is located in northwest Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Sioux City.

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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

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1666

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1666

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

Moville, Woodbury County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 12' concrete encased beam

Concrete encased beam bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Local

IC Little Sioux River Bridge #3

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IC Little Sioux River Bridge #3

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #T18.5)

This abandoned Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch over the Little Sioux River north of Correctionville

Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa

Owner: Woodbury County

Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed

Built 1887

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Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad

Design: 150' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

Regional

IC Little Sioux River Bridge #4

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IC Little Sioux River Bridge #4

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #T20.8)

This partially demolished Pratt through truss bridge carried the Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch across the Little Sioux River on the north side of Correctionville

Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed

Built 1887 and 1911 using spans fabricated 1881

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Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York; Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad

Design: 1-175' and 2-123' Pratt through trusses and timber pile trestle

Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

Regional

North Sioux City Railroad Bridge

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North Sioux City Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-252)

This Pratt through truss bridge once carried a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line across the Big Sioux River between Sioux City and North Sioux City

Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa to North Sioux City, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Collapsed Due to Flooding

Built 1907 using secondhand trusses fabricated 1900; Approaches Added 1931

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Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York

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

Design: 2-152' Pratt through truss and 1-77', 1-40' deck plate girders

Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Regional