This iconic Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Cedar River near the Quaker Oats Plant in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-146' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carried a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Indian Creek in Marion

Marion, Linn County, Iowa

Owner: City of Marion

Status: Replaced By a New Bridge; Girders Reused In Replacement Bridge

Built 1915

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-90' deck plate girders and 1-80' and 1-78' concrete arch skeleton abutments

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

This historic double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries a former alignment of 10th Avenue (Old Lincoln Highway) over a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline in Mt. Vernon

Mount Vernon, Linn County, Iowa

Owner: City of Mt. Vernon

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1900 using a span fabricated c. 1885

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
58' double intersection Warren pony truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway mainline over East Otter Creek southeast of Center Point

Center Point, Linn County, Iowa

Owner: Linn County Conservation

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway

Design:
55' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Otter Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge once carried the former Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway mainline over Fishel Road southeast of Center Point

Center Point, Linn County, Iowa

Owner: Linn County Conservation

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1914

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Fishel Road

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries an abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) secondary line over Prairie Creek on the south side of Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa

Owner: City of Cedar Rapids

Status: Abandoned

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-67' through plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek

Significance: