This through plate girder bridge carried a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Ioway (formerly Squaw) Creek in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: City of Ames

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 75' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Through plate girder bridge over Ioway (formerly Squaw) Creek

Significance:

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over East Indian Creek and Union Pacific Railroad (Former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway) east of Nevada

Nevada, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 68' deck plate girder and 68' through plate girder

Through and deck plate girder bridge over East Indian Creek and Union Pacific Railroad (Former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway)

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge once carried a Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern railroad branch line over Ioway Creek (formerly Squaw Creek) in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1940

by

Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa

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

Design: 4-50' and 1-42' steel stringers

Lost steel stringer bridge over Ioway Creek (formerly Squaw Creek)

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 597th Avenue east of Cambridge

Cambridge, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Story County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1913 and 1946

by

Unknown

for

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

Design: 20' concrete slab

Concrete slab bridge over 597th Avenue

Significance:

This large concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Rock Creek in Maxwell

Maxwell, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Story County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1912

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 50' concrete arch

Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek

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