Railroad Bridges in Cedar County, Iowa


Cedar County is located in east central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Tipton.

Random Bridges

RI Rock Creek Bridge (Tipton)

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RI Rock Creek Bridge (Tipton)

This mostly removed girder and stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) branch line over Rock Creek alongside 220th Street west of Tipton

Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed

Built 1890

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
70' deck plate girder and 24' stone arch

Description:
Deck plate girder and stone arch bridge over Rock Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Bridge #203.90

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IAIS Bridge #203.90

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2039)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an unnamed tributary of Mud Creek

Durant, Cedar County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
44' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed tributary of Mud Creek

Significance:

Local