Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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Dinkey Bridge
Dinkey Bridge
(Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad Bridge #A8)
This steel stringer bridge once carried a Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern railroad branch line over Ioway Creek (formerly Squaw Creek) in Ames
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Removed but not replaced
Built 1940
by
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad
Design:
4-50' and 1-42' steel stringers
Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over Ioway Creek (formerly Squaw Creek)
Significance:
C&NW Mill Creek Bridge (Moingona)
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
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:
CN White Fox Road Bridge
CN White Fox Road Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W355.0)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over White Fox Road on the north side of Webster City
Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1904 using a span fabricated 1900
by
American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and W.D. Faus of Webster City, Iowa
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
37' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over White Fox Road
Significance:
UP East Boyer River Bridge
UP East Boyer River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #869)
This unique triple tracked quadrangular lattice through truss bridge once carried a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the East Boyer River in Denison
Denison, Crawford County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
120' quadrangular lattice through truss and 50' through plate girder
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over East Boyer River
Significance:
UP US-65 Bridge (Colo)
UP US-65 Bridge (Colo)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #525)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over US Highway 65 on the east side of Colo
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1934
by
McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois and Zitterell-Mills Company of Webster City, Iowa
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
1-34' and 2-30' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 65
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BNSF N Avenue Bridge
BNSF N Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #436.11)
This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over N Avenue (County Road H42) west of Stanton
Stanton, Montgomery County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1902 and c. 2000
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
26' deck plate girder (south track) and 26' concrete modular girder (north track)
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over N Avenue (County Road H42)
Significance:
Estherville Railroad Bridge (North)
Estherville Railroad Bridge (North)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2073)
This historic Pratt deck truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the West Fork Des Moines River on the west side of Estherville
Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1889, 1894, 1903 and 1907
by
Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
124' Pratt deck truss, 1-100', 2-48', 1-46' and 5-32' deck plate girders
Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River
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N&W Bridge #392.11
N&W Bridge #392.11
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1261B)
This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over an unnamed ditch alongside 295th Street south of Silver City
Silver City, Mills County, Iowa
Owner: Mills County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1940
by
Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
3-16' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed ditch
Significance:
CN 7th Street Bridge (Fort Dodge)
CN 7th Street Bridge (Fort Dodge)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W324.77)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over 7th Street near Kenyon Road in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1900 and 1918
by
American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois; G.H. Scribner of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
37' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 7th Street
Significance:
BNSF Bridge #439.60
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
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
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