This concrete arch bridge carries a long-abandoned Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over L Avenue near Morning Sun

Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

Walsh Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Iowa Central Railway

Design: 16' concrete arch

Concrete arch bridge over L Avenue

Significance:

This massive deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the Iowa River between Columbus Junction and Fredonia

Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1904, 1910, 1912, c. 1920, 1945 and c. 1995

by

McClintic-Marshall Construction Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; American Bridge Company of New York; Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown (superstructure)

and

Thomas Phee & Company of Chicago, Illinois; Bates & Rogers Construction Company and Unknown (substructure)

Railroad/Original Owner:

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design: 3-103', 6-78', 2-75', 7-67', 1-60', 1-50' and 1-45' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder bridge over Iowa River

Significance:

This Parker through truss bridge once carried a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the Iowa River alongside Iowa Highway 70 north of Columbus Junction

Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa

Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1894

by

Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design: 2-154' and 1-153' Parker through trusses and timber pile trestle

Parker through truss bridge over Iowa River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Short Creek alongside Iowa Highway 70 in Columbus Junction

Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa

Owner: Louisa County

Status: Abandoned

Built 1929 using secondhand spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design: 2-44' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder bridge over Short Creek

Significance:

This partially destroyed vertical lift bridge once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over the Mississippi River at Keithsburg

Keithsburg, Mercer County, Illinois to Oakville, Louisa County, Iowa

Owner: United States Government

Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed

Built 1909

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois and Union Bridge & Contracting Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design: 233' Pratt through truss vertical lift, 9-205' and 1-115' Pratt through truss and 100' deck plate girder

Pratt through truss vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River

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