Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

UP South Onion Creek Tributary Bridge
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UP South Onion Creek Tributary Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #585)

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of South Onion Creek near Jordan

Jordan, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over tributary of South Onion Creek

Significance:

Local

IC Little Sioux River Bridge #2
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IC Little Sioux River Bridge #2

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #T5.5)

This abandoned Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch over the Little Sioux River north of Quimby

Quimby, Cherokee County, Iowa

Owner: Cherokee County/Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1887

by

Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
150' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

Regional

UP Boyer River Bridge #1
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UP Boyer River Bridge #1

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #876)

This large Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Boyer River alongside US Highway 30 between Arion and Denison

Denison, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Condon-Cunningham Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
175' Warren through truss and 2-48' steel stringers

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Boyer River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Bridge #258.57
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UP Bridge #258.57

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #797)

This stone arch culvert and concrete box culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek in Carroll

Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1889, 1896, 1910 and c. 1950

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert (south tracks), 12' concrete encased beam (middle tracks), 12' concrete box culvert (north tracks)

Description:
Stone arch and concrete box culvert over unnamed creek

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

IAIS Bridge #426.80
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IAIS Bridge #426.80

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4268)

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 west of Anita

Anita, Cass County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1944 using a span fabricated 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
24' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

MILW Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)
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MILW Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1608)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Indian Creek at 13th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: City of Council Bluffs

Status: Abandoned

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
48' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

Wabash Mosquito Creek Bridge
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Wabash Mosquito Creek Bridge

(Norfolk and Western Railway #407.68)

This deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Mosquito Creek near Iowa Highway 92 in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: City of Council Bluffs

Status: Abandoned

Built 1934

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railway

Design:
1-62' deck plate girder and 8-23' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

Local

Russell White Nature Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge
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Russell White Nature Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #D-114)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over the North Raccoon River southwest of Lanesboro

Lanesboro, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: Carroll County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
2-90' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Raccoon River

Significance:

Local

CN Mud Creek Bridge (Woodbine)
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CN Mud Creek Bridge (Woodbine)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA472.1)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Mud Creek alongside US Highway 30 north of Woodbine

Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1916 using a span fabricated 1900

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Local