This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over South Ravine alongside Interstate 29 in Sioux City

Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1920 using a span fabricated c. 1895

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
52' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Ravine

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River southeast of Renwick

Renwick, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-45' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boone River

Significance:

This through 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 Ashton

Ashton, Osceola County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge was built by the Phoenix Bridge Company

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: City of Mason City

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Iowa Central Railroad

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Elm Drive

Significance:

This Pratt pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the Little Sioux River in Spencer

Spencer, Clay County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
105' Pratt pony truss and 2-50' through plate girders

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed creek on the south side of Dakota City

Dakota City, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1882

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the East Branch Iowa River north of Belmond

Belmond, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: North Central Iowa Rail Corridor

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
6-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Branch Iowa River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over an abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line in Storm Lake

Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
34' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Pilot Creek between Rolfe and Bradgate

Rolfe, Pocahontas County, Iowa

Owner: Pocahontas County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pilot Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Winnebago River at Norris Park

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-65' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Winnebago River

Significance: