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

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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

for

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 small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over a sidewalk on the north side of the Iowa State University campus

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 8' stone arch culvert

Stone arch culvert over sidewalk

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over County Road S14 (3rd Street) on the west side of Nevada

Nevada, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa and John P. Abrahamson Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 28' steel stringer

Steel stringer bridge over County Road S14 (3rd Street)

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