Railroad Bridges in Linn County, Iowa
Linn County is located in east central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Cedar Rapids.
Random Bridges
MILW Prairie Creek Bridge
MILW Prairie Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-64)
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
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10th Avenue Overpass
10th Avenue Overpass
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #154 1/2)
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
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Cedar Valley Nature Trail - East Otter Creek Bridge
Cedar Valley Nature Trail - East Otter Creek Bridge
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
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Cedar Valley Nature Trail - West Otter Creek Bridge
Cedar Valley Nature Trail - West Otter Creek Bridge
This concrete arch bridge bridge carries the former Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway mainline over West Otter Creek southeast of Center Point
Center Point, Linn County, Iowa
Owner: Linn County Conservation
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1914
by
Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa
for
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
Design:
2-40' concrete arches
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over West Otter Creek
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MILW - Indian Creek Bridge (Marion)
MILW - Indian Creek Bridge (Marion)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-798)
This deck plate girder bridge carried a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Indian Creek in Marion
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
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Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Fishel Road Bridge
Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Fishel Road Bridge
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:
Quaker Oats Railroad Bridge
Quaker Oats Railroad Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #202)
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
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