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
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
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
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
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DAIR Bridge #T-492 1/2
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
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DAIR Bridge #T-512 1/2
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
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
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DAIR Westfield Creek Bridge
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
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