Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, South)
UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, South)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2445)
This double intersection Warren deck truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River south of Webster City
Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1901 and 1909
by
Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
128' double intersection Warren deck truss and 1-60' and 1-50' deck plate girders
Description:
Double intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Boone River
Significance:
Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #H88.69
Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #H88.69
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #169.69)
This stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway line over an unnamed creek along County Road C20 north of Belmond
Owner: Wright County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
10' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
Raccoon River Valley Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge (Perry)
Raccoon River Valley Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge (Perry)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1220)
This Warren pony truss and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the North Raccoon River west of Perry
Owner: Dallas County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1913 and 1949
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-110' Warren pony trusses, 8-45' deck plate girders and 19-16' timber stringers
Description:
Warren pony truss and deck plate girder bridge over North Raccoon River
Significance:
BNSF W. Branch Floyd River Bridge
BNSF W. Branch Floyd River Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #186.2)
This through plate girder bridge once carried a former Great Northern Railway mainline across the West Branch Floyd River between Sioux Center and Maurice
Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1944 using spans fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-60' and 2-40' through plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Branch Floyd River
Significance:
Fort Dodge Nature Trail - Soldier Creek Bridge (West)
Fort Dodge Nature Trail - Soldier Creek Bridge (West)
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #153)
This through plate girder bridge is the western bridge carrying a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over Soldier Creek in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: City of Fort Dodge
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1909
by
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
74' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Soldier Creek
Significance:
High Trestle Trail - Murphy Creek Bridge
High Trestle Trail - Murphy Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1115)
This concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Murphy Creek on the west side of Madrid
Owner: Boone County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
16' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Murphy Creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #47.84
UP Bridge #47.84
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Culvert #129.09)
This double stone railtop culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line across an unnamed creek in Belmond
Owner: City of Belmond
Status: In Use
Built 1898
by
Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
2-10' stone railtop culvert
Description:
Double stone railtop culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #224.73
UP Bridge #224.73
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #762)
This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Alton
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
24' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
CN Quincy Avenue Bridge
CN Quincy Avenue Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA422.8)
This concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Quincy Avenue near Carnarvon
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
2-19' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Quincy Avenue
Significance:
IANR Hawkeye Avenue Bridge
IANR Hawkeye Avenue Bridge
This unique stone arch and box culvert bridge crosses a closed section of Hawkeye Avenue
Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Northern Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1889
by
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
Stone arch and stone box culvert
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Hawkeye Street
Significance: