This Pratt pony truss bridge crosses the Cedar River with two distinctively different sized spans

Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1897

by

J.G. Wagner Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

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

Design: 2 span pin-connected Pratt pony truss

Pratt pony truss bridge over Cedar River

Significance:

This large concrete arch bridge crossed the Cedar River until a collapsing arch required the removal of the bridge

Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa

Owner: City of Charles City (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1910

by

Railroad Forces

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Charles City & Western Railway

Design: 4 span closed spandrel concrete arch

Closed spandrel concrete arch bridge over Cedar River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge was built using secondhand parts in 1998 to replace an older truss

Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1998 using a secondhand span from an unknown location

by

I&M Rail Link

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 2-65' Type C4 through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Shell Rock River

Significance:

This unique stone arch and box culvert bridge crosses a closed section of Hawkeye Avenue

Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Northern Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1889

by

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: Stone arch and stone box culvert

Stone arch bridge over Hawkeye Street

Significance: