Railroad Bridges in Polk County, Iowa
Polk County is located in central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Des Moines, the Capital of Iowa.
Random Bridges
Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K228.62
Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K228.62
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek near Northeast 62nd Avenue east of Berwick
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
4' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
RI Branch Little Fourmile Creek Culvert
RI Branch Little Fourmile Creek Culvert
This small concrete arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) secondary line over an unnamed creek west of Altoona
Owner: Iowa Department of Transportation
Status: Abandoned
Built 1896
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
10' concrete arch culvert
Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
IAIS Walnut Creek Bridge (North)
IAIS Walnut Creek Bridge (North)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-12)
This Pratt pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) branch line over Walnut Creek in Clive
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: Abandoned
Built 1902 and 1943
by
Unknown and Thorgerson & Ericksen Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
104' Pratt pony truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Walnut Creek
Significance:
RI Fourmile Creek Bridge
RI Fourmile Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3603)
This deck plate girder bridge is the southern of two similar bridges carrying a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Fourmile Creek on the east side of Des Moines
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: Abandoned
Built c. 1905
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
5-44' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fourmile Creek
Significance:
IAIS Fourmile Creek Bridge
IAIS Fourmile Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3531)
This deck plate girder bridge is the northern of two similar bridges carrying a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Fourmile Creek on the east side of Des Moines
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1905
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
5-44' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fourmile Creek
Significance:
IAIS Little Fourmile Creek Culvert (North)
IAIS Little Fourmile Creek Culvert (North)
This stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Little Fourmile Creek near Lions Park in Altoona
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1875
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
10' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over Little Fourmile Creek
Significance:
Chichaqua Valley Trail - Ditch 38 Bridge
Chichaqua Valley Trail - Ditch 38 Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Bridge #K239.39)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over Polk County Ditch #38 between Santiago and Valeria
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1940
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Polk County Ditch #38
Significance:
IAIS 8th Street Bridge
IAIS 8th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3476)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 8th Street (former US Highway 6) in Altoona
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1955
by
Unknown and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-64' through plate girders and 4-35' steel stringers
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 8th Street
Significance:
IAIS Culvert #349.75
IAIS Culvert #349.75
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an unnamed creek near Northeast 27th Avenue southwest of Altoona
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1875
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
6' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
IAIS 80th Street Bridge
IAIS 80th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3456)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Northeast 80th Street and Mud Creek east of Altoona
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant)
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
66' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Northeast 80th Street and Mud Creek
Significance: