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 East Beaver Creek Bridge (Ogden)
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UP East Beaver Creek Bridge (Ogden)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #703)

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over East Beaver Creek on the west side of Ogden

Ogden, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

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Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 20' stone arch

Stone arch bridge over East Beaver Creek

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UP South Ravine Bridge
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UP South Ravine Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #556)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over South Ravine alongside Interstate 29 in Sioux City

Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1920 using a span fabricated c. 1895

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Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 52' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Deck plate girder bridge over South Ravine

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UP Grand Avenue Bridge (Ames)
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UP Grand Avenue Bridge (Ames)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #562 1/4)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Grand Avenue (US Highway 69) near downtown Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1938

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American Bridge Company of New York and Ben Cole & Son of Ames, Iowa

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 1-50' and 2-20' steel stringers

Steel stringer bridge over Grand Avenue (US Highway 69)

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UP Bridge #238.89
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UP Bridge #238.89

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #791)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Mallard Avenue in Seney

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: 40' deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

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CN Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)
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CN Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA511.8)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Indian Creek at 13th Street in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

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American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and C.E.H. Campbell of Council Bluffs, Iowa

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad

Design: 50' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

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