Random Bridges
J Avenue Overpass
J Avenue Overpass
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #620)
This historic double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries J Avenue over a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline east of Ogden
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built 1900 using a span fabricated c. 1882
by
Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
75' double intersection Warren pony truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad
Significance:
Kate Shelley High Bridge
Kate Shelley High Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #615)
This iconic Baltimore deck truss and deck plate girder viaduct carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Des Moines River between Boone and Ogden
Boone, Boone County, Iowa to Ogden, Boone County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Bypassed and Closed To Traffic
Built 1899-1901
by
American Bridge Company of New York (Various Shops); Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota and Engineering Contract Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
300' Baltimore deck truss and 21-75' and 18-45' deck plate girders
Description:
Baltimore deck truss and deck plate girder viaduct over Des Moines River and Juneberry Road
Significance:
New Kate Shelley High Bridge
New Kate Shelley High Bridge
This modern deck plate girder viaduct carries a Union Pacific Railroad line over the Des Moines River parallel to the original Kate Shelley Bridge between Boone and Ogden
Boone, Boone County, Iowa to Ogden, Boone County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 2006-09 using spans fabricated 1973
by
Bennett Industries of Peotone, Illinois; Paxton-Vierling Steel Company of Omaha, Nebraska and OCCI, Inc. of Fulton, Missouri
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
20-110' and 6-70' deck plate girders and 6-30' and 1-13' concrete modular girders
Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Des Moines River and Juneberry Road
Significance:
UP East Beaver Creek Bridge (Ogden)
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
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1900
by
Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
20' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over East Beaver Creek
Significance: