Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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Three Rivers Trail - Crooked Creek Bridge
Three Rivers Trail - Crooked Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2586)
This large stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Crooked Creek on the east side of Rolfe
Rolfe, Pocahontas County, Iowa
Owner: Pocahontas County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1903
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
20' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Crooked Creek
Significance:
Okoboji Trail Bridge
Okoboji Trail Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #R-1426)
This unique deck plate girder swing bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the channel between East and West Okoboji Lakes
Okoboji, Dickinson County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1890 and c. 1965
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
83' deck plate girder swing span, 2-30' steel stringers and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder swing bridge over East-West Okoboji Lake Channel
Significance:
UP Bridge #237.51
UP Bridge #237.51
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #790)
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 Seney
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
20' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
UP Wolf Creek Bridge (Le Mars)
UP Wolf Creek Bridge (Le Mars)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #797)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Wolf Creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Le Mars
Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
60' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek
Significance:
UP Prairie Creek Bridge (West Bend)
UP Prairie Creek Bridge (West Bend)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1700)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Prairie Creek northwest of West Bend
West Bend, Palo Alto County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1903
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
4-40' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek
Significance:
UP Ditch #3 Bridge
UP Ditch #3 Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1180)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Wright County Ditch #3 southeast of Galt
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
Milliken Brothers of New York City, New York
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
3-30' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wright County Ditch #3
Significance:
Gotch Park Trail Bridge
Gotch Park Trail Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #136)
This attractive Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over the East Fork Des Moines River in Frank Gotch State Park south of Humboldt
Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1901
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
159' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River
Significance:
DAIR Bridge #T-492 1/2
DAIR Bridge #T-492 1/2
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-498 1/2)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 in Westfield
Westfield, Plymouth County, Iowa
Owner: D&I Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1943 using a span fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
30' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)
BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #170.3)
This steel stringer bridge is the southern of two bridges carrying a former Great Northern Railway mainline over US Highway 75 northwest of Hull
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1931
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-36' and 2-30' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 75
Significance:
UP Bridge #233.04
UP Bridge #233.04
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #779)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 south of Carnes
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1909
by
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
60' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek
Significance: