Railroad Bridges in Johnson County, Iowa


Johnson County is located in east central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Iowa City.

Random Bridges

CIC Unnamed Creek Culvert

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CIC Unnamed Creek Culvert

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) branch line over an unnamed creek alongside Riverside Drive on the south side of Iowa City

Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa

Owner: Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1890

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
7' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CIC Old Willow Creek Bridge

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CIC Old Willow Creek Bridge

This stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) branch line over a former channel of Willow Creek along Old Highway 218 in Iowa City

Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa

Owner: Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1890

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
11' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over former channel of Willow Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Clear Creek Bridge

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IAIS Clear Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2393)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Clear Creek between Iowa City and Coralville

Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York; F.K. Ketler Company of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-68' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Clear Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Iowa River Bridge

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IAIS Iowa River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2371)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the Iowa River, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway and US Highway 6 in Iowa City

Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and 1949

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-78', 4-76' and 2-70' deck plate girders and concrete modular girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Iowa River, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway and US Highway 6

Significance:

Local

CIC Iowa River Bridge (South)

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CIC Iowa River Bridge (South)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #336)

This unique through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) branch line over the Iowa River in Iowa City

Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa

Owner: Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930 using spans fabricated c. 1885 and c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
155' quadrangular lattice through truss, 155' Warren through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through truss bridge over Iowa River

Significance:

Regional