Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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Mason City Highline Trail - Elm Drive Bridge
Mason City Highline Trail - Elm Drive Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #67)
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:
C&NW Winnebago River Bridge
C&NW Winnebago River Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #60)
This Warren deck truss bridge is one of several different truss designs built by Phoenix Bridge Company for the Iowa Central Railroad
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Owner: Cerro Gordo County
Status: Abandoned
Built 1902
by
Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
for
Iowa Central Railroad
Design:
130' riveted Warren deck truss
Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Winnebago River
Significance:
UP Eagle Creek Bridge (Woolstock)
UP Eagle Creek Bridge (Woolstock)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2484)
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Eagle Creek alongside County Road C70 in Woolstock
Woolstock, Wright County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902 and 1914
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
123' quadrangular lattice through truss, 1-35' deck plate girder and 1-30' deck plate girder
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Eagle Creek
Significance:
Iowa Great Lakes Trail - Little Ocheyedan River Bridge
Iowa Great Lakes Trail - Little Ocheyedan River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2515)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line over the Little Ocheyedan River in Allendorf
Allendorf, Osceola County, Iowa
Owner: Osceola County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1901
by
Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
2-40' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Ocheyedan River
Significance:
IC Little Sioux River Bridge #2
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
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:
UP E. Fork Des Moines River Bridge (Livermore)
UP E. Fork Des Moines River Bridge (Livermore)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1510)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the East Fork Des Moines River southeast of Livermore
Livermore, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1900; Rebuilt 1972 using spans fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
1-81', 1-60', 1-50' and 1-36' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Des Moines River
Significance:
DAIR Sixmile Creek Bridge
DAIR Sixmile Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-546)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Sixmile Creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 south of Hawarden
Owner: D&I Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1936 using a span fabricated 1894
by
American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
63' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sixmile Creek
Significance:
UP Otter Creek Bridge (Ashton)
UP Otter Creek Bridge (Ashton)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #718)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Otter Creek south of Ashton
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1924
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
3-65' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Otter Creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #203.91
UP Bridge #203.91
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #721)
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
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:
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: