Railroad Bridges in Iowa
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C&NW Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)
C&NW Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1095)
This through plate girder bridge is the northern of two parallel structures carrying a former Chicago & North Western Railway spur over Indian Creek at 12th Avenue in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Abandoned
Built 1912
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Koss Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway
Design: 65' through plate girder
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek
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IAIS Culvert #368.68
IAIS Culvert #368.68
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Culvert #368.68)
This small concrete railtop box culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an unnamed creek along County Road F90 east of Booneville
Booneville, Dallas County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1900
by
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Railroad/Original Owner:
Design: 8'x9' concrete railtop box culvert
Concrete railtop box culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #6
BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #6
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1518)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Mosquito Creek north of Neola
Neola, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1907
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design: 1-80' and 2-50' through plate girders
Through plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #237.51
UP Bridge #237.51
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #790)
This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Seney
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design: 20' steel stringer
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
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BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)
BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #170.3)
This steel stringer bridge is the southern of two bridges carrying a former Great Northern Railway mainline over US Highway 75 northwest of Hull
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1931
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway
Design: 1-36' and 2-30' steel stringers
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 75
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