Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

CN Camp Creek Bridge (Yetter)
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CN Camp Creek Bridge (Yetter)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA410.4)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Camp Creek east of Yetter

Yetter, Calhoun County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
90' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Camp Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K207.22
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Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K207.22

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek south of Cumming

Cumming, Warren County, Iowa

Owner: Warren County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BSVY Des Moines River Bridge
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BSVY Des Moines River Bridge

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad line over the Des Moines River south of Fraser

Fraser, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1915 and 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Ferro Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway

Design:
7-96' and 1-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Gypsum Creek Bridge
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UP Gypsum Creek Bridge

This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad line over Gypsum Creek alongside 210th Street in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1950 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad

Design:
25' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Gypsum Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Old 135th Street Bridge
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UP Old 135th Street Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #289.61)

This concrete arch bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over a former alignment of 135th Street in New Sharon

New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

George Cook of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Iowa Central Railway

Design:
14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over former alignment of 135th Street

Significance:

Local

UP Chariton River Bridge
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UP Chariton River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #219)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the Chariton River south of Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912 and c. 1940 using spans fabricated 1898 and c. 1900

by

American Bridge Company of New York; King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio; J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-100', 1-90' and 1-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Chariton River

Significance:

Local

Red Oak Stone Arch
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Red Oak Stone Arch

This long-abandoned stone arch bridge carries the original Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek in Red Oak

Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1879

by

Warren Beckwith of Mount Pleasant, Iowa

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
16' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Bridge #439.60
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BNSF Bridge #439.60

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1492)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 191 between Earling and Panama

Panama, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1946

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-30' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Minimal

Future High Line Trail - Elm Drive Bridge
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Future High Line Trail - Elm Drive Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #67)

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

, 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:

Local

BNSF Hazel Road Bridge
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BNSF Hazel Road Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1424)

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Hazel Road northeast of Earling

Earling, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1955

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
26' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Hazel Road

Significance:

Minimal