Railroad Bridges in Boone CountyIowa

Boone County is located in central Missouri. The seat and largest city are both Columbia.
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Bass Point Creek High Bridge
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Bass Point Creek High Bridge

This tall deck plate girder viaduct carries a former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad line over Bass Point Creek north of Boone

Boone, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

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American Bridge Company of New York and Albert W. Merrick of Boone, Iowa

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Railroad/Original Owner: Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway

Design: 6-80', 1-48' and 8-32' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder viaduct over Bass Point Creek

Significance:

Regional

BSVY Des Moines River Bridge
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BSVY Des Moines River Bridge

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad line over the Des Moines River south of Fraser

Fraser, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1915 and 1923

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American Bridge Company of New York; Ferro Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway

Design: 7-96' and 1-60' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

Moderate

C&NW Honey Creek Bridge #8
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C&NW Honey Creek Bridge #8

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #637)

This deck plate girder bridge was the eighth and final crossing of Honey Creek on the original Chicago & North Western Railway mainline through Moingona

Moingona, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: United States of America

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1898

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 79' deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over Honey Creek

Significance:

Local

C&NW Mill Creek Bridge (Moingona)
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C&NW Mill Creek Bridge (Moingona)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #640)

This stone arch bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over Mill Creek in Moingona

Moingona, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: United States of America

Status: Abandoned

Built 1881

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 12' stone arch

Stone arch bridge over Mill Creek

Significance:

Local

CNW Des Moines River Bridge (Moingona)
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CNW Des Moines River Bridge (Moingona)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #638)

This Parker and Pratt through truss bridge east of Moingona was the original crossing of the Des Moines River along the Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across Iowa

Moingona, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: United States of America

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1894

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 200' Parker through truss, 160' Pratt through truss and 4-80' deck plate girders

Parker and Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

Moderate