Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

CPKC US-169 Bridge (Algona)
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CPKC US-169 Bridge (Algona)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #R-578 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over US Highway 169 (Jones Street) in Algona

Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1954

by

Unknown and Amos Melberg Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Iowa State Highway Commission and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-55', 1-45' and 1-40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over US Highway 169 (Jones Street)

Significance:

Local

UP West Beaver Creek Bridge
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UP West Beaver Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #719)

This through plate girder bridge carried a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across West Beaver Creek along US Highway 30 on the east side of Grand Junction

Grand Junction, Greene County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1901

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Beaver Creek

Significance:

Local

Linwood Cemetery Stone Arch Bridge
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Linwood Cemetery Stone Arch Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #609)

This stone arch bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over Honey Creek at Linwood Cemetery in Boone

Boone, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: City of Boone

Status: Abandoned

Built 1879

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Honey Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Walnut Creek Bridge (Rathbun, East)
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CPKC Walnut Creek Bridge (Rathbun, East)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-502)

This through and deck plate girder bridge is the eastern crossing of Walnut Creek along the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline at Rathbun

Rathbun, Appanoose County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1939

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
75' through plate girder and 2-45' deck plate girders

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Walnut Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF 196th Street Bridge
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BNSF 196th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #305.21)

This modern steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over 196th Street in Albia

Albia, Monroe County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1980 reusing substructures constructed 1927

by

Capital Steel Company of Lincoln, Nebraska

for

Burlington Northern Railroad

Design:
3-32' steel stringers

Description:
Modern steel stringer bridge over 196th Street

Significance:

None

RI N. Fork Long Creek Bridge
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RI N. Fork Long Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2408)

This deck plate girder bridge is the southern of two parallel structures carrying a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over North Fork Long Creek in Ainsworth

Ainsworth, Washington County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Abandoned

Built 1946

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Kramme & Jensen Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-60' and 2-45' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Fork Long Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #237.26
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UP Bridge #237.26

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #789)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Seney

Seney, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs, South)
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UP Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs, South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1095-A)

This through plate girder bridge is the southern of two parallel structures carrying a former Chicago & North Western Railway spur over Indian Creek at 12th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Koss Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)
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BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #170.3)

This steel stringer bridge is the southern of two bridges carrying a former Great Northern Railway mainline over US Highway 75 northwest of Hull

Hull, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-36' and 2-30' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 75

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bridge #448.11
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BNSF Bridge #448.11

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1482)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 191 south of Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1946 using a span fabricated 1907

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local