Columbus Junction once had two Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainlines. Today, the east/west line is owned by CPKC, while the north/south line has been abandoned.
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DM&E Short Creek Bridge (Columbus Junction)
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DM&E Short Creek Bridge (Columbus Junction)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #406)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Short Creek alongside Iowa Highway 70 in Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa
Owner: Louisa County
Status: Abandoned
Built 1929 using secondhand spans fabricated c. 1900
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
2-44' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Short Creek
Significance:
DME Iowa River Bridge (Tyson Spur)
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DME Iowa River Bridge (Tyson Spur)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #413)
This Parker through truss bridge once carried a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the Iowa River alongside Iowa Highway 70 north of Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa
Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Status: Removed but not replaced
Built 1894
by
Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
2-154' and 1-153' Parker through trusses and timber pile trestle
Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Iowa River
Significance:
