Railroad Bridges in Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwest. Numerous railroads throughout the state serve mainly agricultural industries.

Note: This site is currently under construction, and not all bridge pages are complete. Additional bridges are included on the old site.

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UP Gypsum Creek Bridge
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UP Gypsum Creek Bridge

This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad line over Gypsum Creek alongside 210th Street in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1950 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad

Design: 25' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Deck plate girder bridge over Gypsum Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Culvert #368.68
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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

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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 8'x9' concrete railtop box culvert

Concrete railtop box culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Minimal

MILW Goose Creek Bridge (Gladwin)
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MILW Goose Creek Bridge (Gladwin)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-1056)

This massive concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Goose Creek west of Gladwin

Gladwin, Louisa County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1908

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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 50' concrete arch

Concrete arch bridge over Goose Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Fork Little Sioux River Bridge
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Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Fork Little Sioux River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2320)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line over the West Fork Little Sioux River east of Lake Park

Lake Park, Dickinson County, Iowa

Owner: Dickinson County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

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American Bridge Company of New York

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

Design: 2-50' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Little Sioux River

Significance:

Local

CPKC Old 300th Avenue Bridge
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CPKC Old 300th Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-1110)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over a former alignment of 300th Avenue southwest of Richland

Richland, Keokuk County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1910

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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 18' concrete slab

Concrete slab bridge over former alignment of 300th Avenue

Significance:

Local