Storm Lake once had an Illinois Central Railroad (IC) mainline, a Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL) branch line and a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) branch line. Today, the former IC is operated by Canadian National Railway, while the other lines have been abandoned.
Storm Lake Railroad Crossing
Storm Lake Railroad Crossing
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W427.1)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over an abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line in Storm Lake
Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1899
by
American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
34' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Significance: