Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

BNSF Fillmore Street Bridge (Osceola)
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BNSF Fillmore Street Bridge (Osceola)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #360.06)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Fillmore street in Osceola

Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
24' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Fillmore Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF 320th Street Bridge
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BNSF 320th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1276)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 320th Street west of Coon Rapids

Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 320th Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Pony Creek Bridge (Pacific Junction, North)
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BNSF Pony Creek Bridge (Pacific Junction, North)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #476.20)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Pony Creek alongside County Road L31 north of Pacific Junction

Pacific Junction, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
80' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Pony Creek

Significance:

Local

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

IAIS Turkey Creek Bridge
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IAIS Turkey Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4193)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Turkey Creek west of Adair

Adair, Adair County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1954 using secondhand spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-50' and 2-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Turkey Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, South)
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UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2445)

This double intersection Warren deck truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River south of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and 1909

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
128' double intersection Warren deck truss and 1-60' and 1-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Double intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Boone River

Significance:

Moderate

CPKC Chariton River Bridge
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CPKC Chariton River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-498)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Chariton River in Rathbun

Rathbun, Appanoose County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
85' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chariton River

Significance:

Local

Balfour (272nd Street) Overpass
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Balfour (272nd Street) Overpass

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #467.17)

This through plate girder overpass carries 272nd Street over a BNSF Railway (former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad) mainline near the former station of Balfour

Malvern, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1952 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
45' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder overpass over BNSF Railway (former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad)

Significance:

Local

C&NW Mill Creek Bridge (Moingona)
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C&NW Mill Creek Bridge (Moingona)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #640)

This stone arch bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over Mill Creek in Moingona

Moingona, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: United States of America

Status: Abandoned

Built 1881

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Mill 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