Railroad Bridges in Union County, Iowa


Union County is located in south central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Creston.

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BNSF IA-25 Bridge (Creston)

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BNSF IA-25 Bridge (Creston)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #393.66)

This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Iowa Highway 25 in Creston

Creston, Union County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa and Snyder and Johnson of Humboldt, Iowa

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
39' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Iowa Highway 25

Significance:

Local

Hawarden Railroad Bridge (South)

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Hawarden Railroad Bridge (South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2601)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Big Sioux River near 10th Street in Hawarden

Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa to Alcester, Union County, South Dakota

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1913

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-145', 2-144' quadrangular lattice through trusses and 13-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Grand River Bridge (Talmage)

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BNSF Grand River Bridge (Talmage)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #379.51)

This Pratt deck truss bridge once carried a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over the Grand River near the former station of Talmage

Thayer, Union County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1901 using a span fabricated 1890, lengthened 1914

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
150' Pratt deck truss and 2-105' and 2-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Grand River

Significance:

Regional