Railroad Bridges in Mills County, Iowa
Mills County is located in southwest Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Glenwood.
Random Bridges
Balfour (272nd Street) Overpass
Balfour (272nd Street) Overpass
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #467.17)
This through plate girder overpass carries 272nd Street over a BNSF Railway (former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad) mainline near the former station of Balfour
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built 1952 using a span fabricated c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
45' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder overpass over BNSF Railway (former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad)
Significance:
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Snake Creek Bridge (East)
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Snake Creek Bridge (East)
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1271)
This large deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Snake Creek near County Road H12 east of Mineola
Owner: Mills County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
44' deck plate girder and 6-22' and 1-20' steel stringers
Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Snake Creek
Significance:
BNSF Ingrum Avenue Bridge
BNSF Ingrum Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #470.34)
This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Ingrum Avenue (Former US Highway 34/County Road H30) on the east side of Glenwood
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1922
by
George W. Condon of Omaha, Nebraska
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
24' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Ingrum Avenue (County Road H30)
Significance:
BNSF Ives Avenue Bridge
BNSF Ives Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #470.96)
This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Ives Avenue in Glenwood
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1903
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
20' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Ives Avenue
Significance:
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Keg Creek Bridge
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Keg Creek Bridge
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1273)
This deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Keg Creek near Brothers Avenue in Mineola
Owner: Mills County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1890
by
Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
41' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Keg Creek
Significance:
BNSF Jamett Road Bridge
BNSF Jamett Road Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #472.14)
This small concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Jamett Road west of Glenwood
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built c. 1950
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
26' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Jamett Road
Significance:
N&W Bridge #391.25
N&W Bridge #391.25
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1260)
This small deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over an unnamed creek south of Silver City
Silver City, Mills County, Iowa
Owner: Mills County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
1-22' deck plate girder and 1-35' and 2-20' steel stringers
Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
N&W Bridge #390.73
N&W Bridge #390.73
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1258)
This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over an unnamed creek south of Silver City
Silver City, Mills County, Iowa
Owner: Mills County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1940
by
Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
1-22' and 2-13' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Silver Creek Bridge
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Silver Creek Bridge
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1252)
This historic Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Silver Creek between Malvern and Silver City
Silver City, Mills County, Iowa
Owner: Mills County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1923 using a span fabricated 1892; approaches rebuilt 1934
by
Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Company (A&P Roberts Company) of Pencyod, Pennnsylvania and Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
129' Pratt through truss and 1-24' and 8-20' steel stringers
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Silver Creek
Significance:
BNSF Pony Creek Bridge (Pacific Junction, South)
BNSF Pony Creek Bridge (Pacific Junction, South)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #0.41)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Pony Creek near Ellison Streeet in Pacific Junction
Pacific Junction, Mills County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1909 using a span fabricated 1905
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
80' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Pony Creek
Significance: