Moravia once had a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline and a Wabash Railroad secondary line. Today, the former Milwaukee Road is owned by CPKC, while the former Wabash is operated by Iowa Southern Railway.
Random Bridges
CPKC 430th Street Bridge
CPKC 430th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-478)
This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 430th Street southwest of Moravia
Moravia, Appanoose County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1903
by
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
25' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 430th Street
Significance:
CPKC Brandon Avenue Bridge
CPKC Brandon Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-476)
This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Brandon Avenue (former Iowa Highway 5) in Moravia
Moravia, Appanoose County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1914
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
20' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Brandon Avenue (former Iowa Highway 5)
Significance:
ISRY 243rd Avenue Bridge
ISRY 243rd Avenue Bridge
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #2785P)
This through plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line across 243rd Avenue (former Iowa Highway 5) south of Moravia
Moravia, Appanoose County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Southern Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1928
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
39' through plate girder and 2-30' steel stringers
Description:
Through plate girder and steel stringer bridge over 243rd Avenue (former Iowa Highway 5)
Significance: