Railroad Bridges in Iowa



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UP West Beaver Creek Bridge

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UP West Beaver Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #719)

This through plate girder bridge carried a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across West Beaver Creek along US Highway 30 on the east side of Grand Junction

Grand Junction, Greene County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1901

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 80' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over West Beaver Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF 350th Street Bridge

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BNSF 350th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1356)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 350th Street northeast of Manilla

Manilla, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 20' concrete slab

Concrete slab bridge over 350th Street

Significance:

Local

Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Prairie Creek Bridge

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Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Prairie Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #949)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Prairie Creek alongside C Street on the south side of Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa

Owner: Linn County Conservation

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1899

by

Unknown and Elmer J.C. Bealer of Cedar Valley, Iowa

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

Design: 1-100' and 2-40' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek

Significance:

Local

Linwood Cemetery Stone Arch Bridge

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Linwood Cemetery Stone Arch Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #609)

This stone arch bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over Honey Creek at Linwood Cemetery in Boone

Boone, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: City of Boone

Status: Abandoned

Built 1879

by

Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 20' stone arch

Abandoned stone arch bridge over Honey Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Eagle Creek Bridge (Woolstock)

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UP Eagle Creek Bridge (Woolstock)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2484)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Eagle Creek alongside County Road C70 in Woolstock

Woolstock, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902 and 1914

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 123' quadrangular lattice through truss, 1-35' deck plate girder and 1-30' deck plate girder

Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Eagle Creek

Significance:

Moderate