Railroad Bridges in Iowa
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UP West Beaver Creek Bridge
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
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BNSF 350th Street Bridge
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
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Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Prairie Creek Bridge
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
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design: 1-100' and 2-40' deck plate girders
Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek
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Linwood Cemetery Stone Arch Bridge
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
Owner: City of Boone
Status: Abandoned
Built 1879
by
Unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway
Design: 20' stone arch
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Honey Creek
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UP Eagle Creek Bridge (Woolstock)
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
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