This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the West Fork Des Moines River west of Emmetsburg

Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

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Unknown

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

Design: 2-75' deck plate girders and concrete modular girder

Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River

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This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Five Island Lake in Emmetsburg

Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1949

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Unknown

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

Design: 35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Steel stringer bridge over Five Island Lake

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This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Prairie Creek northwest of West Bend

West Bend, Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

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American Bridge Company of New York

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

Design: 4-40' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek

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