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Random Bridges

BNSF Bridge #448.11
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BNSF Bridge #448.11

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1482)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 191 south of Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1946 using a span fabricated 1907

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Mud Creek Bridge (Jewell)
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UP Mud Creek Bridge (Jewell)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2411)

This large double stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Mud Creek on the east side of Jewell

Jewell, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-24' stone arches

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Moderate

CN Quincy Avenue Bridge
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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

Carnarvon, Sac County, Iowa

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:

Local

UP Bridge #61.77
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UP Bridge #61.77

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #724)

This small deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed creek southeast of Renwick

Renwick, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
28' deck plate girder and 20' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Mason City Highline Trail - Willow Creek Bridge
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Mason City Highline Trail - Willow Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #72)

This deck plate girder bridge was moved from another relocation and installed here in 1937

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: City of Mason City

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1905 and 1937

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
5-30' deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Middle Silver Creek Bridge
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IAIS Middle Silver Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4666)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Middle Silver Creek in a rural area west of Hancock

Hancock, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1952-53

by

American Bridge Company of New York; List & Weatherly Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-80', 1-79' and 1-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Silver Creek

Significance:

Minimal

C&NW Honey Creek Bridge #8
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C&NW Honey Creek Bridge #8

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #637)

This deck plate girder bridge was the eighth and final crossing of Honey Creek on the original Chicago & North Western Railway mainline through Moingona

Moingona, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: United States of America

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
79' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Honey Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Franklin Avenue Bridge
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IAIS Franklin Avenue Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #500.96)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over Franklin Avenue near Interstate 80 on the east side of Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1969 using a span fabricated 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
44' deck plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Franklin Avenue and unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Indian Creek Bridge (Emerson, East)
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BNSF Indian Creek Bridge (Emerson, East)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #451.49)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Indian Creek alongside County Road H34 on the east side of Emerson

Emerson, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-65' and 2-45' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Indian 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