Railroad Bridges in Jasper County, Iowa
Jasper County is located in central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Newton.
Random Bridges
IAIS Sugar Creek Bridge
IAIS Sugar Creek Bridge
This large concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Sugar Creek south of Oakland Acres between Grinnell and Kellogg
Oakland Acres, Jasper County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
28' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Sugar Creek
Significance:
Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K241.29
Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K241.29
This unusual stone and concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek northeast of County Road F34 near Valeria
Owner: Jasper County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1900 and c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
1-10' stone arch and 1-10' concrete arch
Description:
Stone and concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
Chichaqua Valley Trail - Indian Creek Bridge
Chichaqua Valley Trail - Indian Creek Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K246.28)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over Indian Creek east of Mingo
Owner: Jasper County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1930
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
70' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek
Significance:
IAIS US-6 Bridge (Newton)
IAIS US-6 Bridge (Newton)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3235)
This through plate girder and concrete deck girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over US Highway 6 (1st Avenue) in Newton
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1937
by
Unknown and Des Moines Asphalt Paving Corporation of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
88' through plate girder and 4-35' concrete deck girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over US Highway 6 (1st Avenue)
Significance:
IAIS North Skunk River Bridge
IAIS North Skunk River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3151)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the North Skunk River near 27th Avenue west of Kellogg
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1940
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
1-105' and 2-64' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Skunk River
Significance:
IAIS Rock Creek Bridge
IAIS Rock Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3098)
This historic deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Rock Creek south of Oakland Acres between Grinnell and Kellogg
Oakland Acres, Jasper County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1888, 1890 and 1912
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
1-60' and 2-44' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock Creek
Significance:
IAIS Culvert #323.63
IAIS Culvert #323.63
This stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Monroe Drive in Newton
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1874
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
10' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
IAIS South Skunk River Bridge
IAIS South Skunk River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3292)
This Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the South Skunk River near the former station of Metz between Newton and Colfax
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1939 using a span fabricated c. 1905; lengthened 1945
by
American Bridge Company of New York; Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa and Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
155' Warren through truss and 8-28' steel stringers
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over South Skunk River
Significance:
IAIS Bridge #336.40
IAIS Bridge #336.40
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3364)
This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside County Road F48 west of Colfax
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1930
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
20' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
IAIS Culvert #308.30
IAIS Culvert #308.30
This heavily modified stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an unnamed tributary of Turner Creek alongside Justice Avenue between Grinnell and Kellogg
Oakland Acres, Jasper County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1875 and reinforced c. 1950
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
10' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed tributary of Turner Creek
Significance: