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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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
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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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Regional

DAIR Bridge #T-492 1/2
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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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Local

DAIR Bridge #T-512 1/2
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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

Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa

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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Local

DAIR Westfield Creek Bridge
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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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Local

UP Bridge #234.31
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UP Bridge #234.31

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #784)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 between Seney and Carnes

Seney, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

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American Bridge Company of New York and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

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

Design: 50' deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

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