Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

High Line Trail - 13th Street Bridge
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High Line Trail - 13th Street Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #66)

This steel stringer bridge once carried several tracks across 13th Street

, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: City of Mason City

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1946

by

Unknown and L.M. Feller of Rochester, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
3 span steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 13th Street

Significance:

Local

IAIS Bridge #431.10
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IAIS Bridge #431.10

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4311)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside White Pole Road east of Wiota

Wiota, Cass County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
33' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Branch Little Sioux River Bridge
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Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Branch Little Sioux River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #235.81)

This brick lined concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line over the West Branch Little Sioux River west of Lake Park

Lake Park, Dickinson County, Iowa

Owner: Dickinson County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1900

by

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
21' brick lined concrete arch

Description:
Brick lined concrete arch bridge arch bridge over West Branch Little Sioux River

Significance:

Local

UP Gypsum Creek Bridge
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UP Gypsum Creek Bridge

This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad line over Gypsum Creek alongside 210th Street in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1950 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad

Design:
25' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Gypsum Creek

Significance:

Local

UP West Indian Creek Bridge (Nevada, South)
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UP West Indian Creek Bridge (Nevada, South)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1068)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over West Indian Creek near 6th Street in Nevada

Nevada, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and 1920

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-75' and 2-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Inwood Avenue Bridge
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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA406.6)

This concrete encased beam and concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Inwood Avenue between Rockwell City and Yetter

Yetter, Calhoun County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
28' concrete encased beam and 3-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam and concrete slab bridge over Inwood Avenue

Significance:

Local

IAIS Raccoon River Bridge
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IAIS Raccoon River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3730)

This large quadrangular lattice through truss bridge once carried a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the Raccoon River at Booneville

Booneville, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-147' quadrangular lattice through truss and 1-20' and 1-10' steel stringer

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Raccoon River

Significance:

Regional

Union Bridge Trail - Little Sioux River Bridge
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Union Bridge Trail - Little Sioux River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #T22.3)

This partially demolished historic Pratt through truss bridge carried the Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch across the Little Sioux River on the south side of Correctionville

Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa

Owner: Woodbury County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic; North Span and Approaches Replaced

Built 1887 and 1911 using a span fabricated 1881

by

Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York; Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-150', 1-123' Pratt through trusses and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

High

UP West Beaver Creek Bridge
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UP West Beaver Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #719)

This through plate girder bridge carried a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across West Beaver Creek along US Highway 30 on the east side of Grand Junction

Grand Junction, Greene County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1901

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Beaver Creek

Significance:

Local

DAIR Dry Creek Bridge (East)
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DAIR Dry Creek Bridge (East)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-783)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Dry Creek Diversion Channel in Hawarden

Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: City of Hawarden

Status: Abandoned

Built 1962

by

Paxton-Vierling Steel Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Dry Creek

Significance:

Minimal