Railroad Bridges in Mills County, Iowa
Mills County is located in southwest Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Glenwood.
Random Bridges
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:
N&W Bridge #389.70
N&W Bridge #389.70
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1255)
This deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over an unnamed creek between Malvern and 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:
40' deck plate girder and 3-18' 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:
BNSF Pony Creek Bridge (Pacific Junction, North)
BNSF Pony Creek Bridge (Pacific Junction, North)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #476.20)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Pony Creek alongside County Road L31 north of Pacific Junction
Pacific Junction, Mills County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1909
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
80' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Pony Creek
Significance:
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishabotna River Bridge
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishabotna River Bridge
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1229)
This historic Whipple through truss bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over the West Nishnabotna River near the former station of White Cloud
Owner: Mills County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1910 using a span fabricated 1884
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
114' Whipple through truss, 46' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River
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:
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:
BNSF Lacey Street Bridge (Glenwood)
BNSF Lacey Street Bridge (Glenwood)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #471.09)
This small concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Lacey Street in 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 Lacey Street
Significance:
BNSF Bridge #472.12
BNSF Bridge #472.12
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #472.12)
This small concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek near Jamett Road west of Glenwood
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1903
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
12' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
N&W Bridge #392.11
N&W Bridge #392.11
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1261B)
This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over an unnamed ditch alongside 295th Street 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:
3-16' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed ditch
Significance: