Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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UP Ditch #15 Bridge
UP Ditch #15 Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #355.27)
This small concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway line over Wright County Ditch #15 on the southwest side of Eagle Grove
Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
12' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Wright County Ditch #15
Significance:
Fort Dodge Nature Trail - Soldier Creek Bridge (Middle)
Fort Dodge Nature Trail - Soldier Creek Bridge (Middle)
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #152)
This through plate girder bridge is the middle bridge carrying a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over Soldier Creek in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: City of Fort Dodge
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1909
by
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
74' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Soldier Creek
Significance:
220th Street Overpass
220th Street Overpass
This historic double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries 220th Street (County Road P33) over a Union Pacific Railroad (former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway) line north of Moorland
Moorland, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built 1921 using a span fabricated 1889
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
74' double intersection Warren pony truss
Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway)
Significance:
IAIS Indian Creek Bridge
IAIS Indian Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #5000)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway (Rock Island) mainline over Indian Creek at 13th Avenue in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1899
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
48' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek
Significance:
CN East Cedar Creek Bridge (Knierim)
CN East Cedar Creek Bridge (Knierim)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W389.5)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over East Cedar Creek east of Knierim
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1908
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
62' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over East Cedar Creek
Significance:
BNSF Tulip Avenue Bridge
BNSF Tulip Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #403.16)
This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Tulip Avenue between Cromwell and Prescott
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 Tulip Avenue
Significance:
C&NW Ioway Creek Bridge
C&NW Ioway Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2150 1/2)
This through plate girder bridge carried a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Ioway (formerly Squaw) Creek in Ames
Owner: City of Ames
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1918
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
75' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ioway (formerly Squaw) Creek
Significance:
BNSF Lacey Street Bridge (Glenwood)
BNSF Lacey Street Bridge (Glenwood)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #471.09)
This small concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Lacey Street in Glenwood
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built c. 1950
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
26' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Lacey Street
Significance:
Fort Dodge High Bridge
Fort Dodge High Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Viaduct)
This massive Baltimore deck truss and deck plate girder viaduct carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline high above the Des Moines River in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1901-03
by
American Bridge Company of New York; Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
4-219' Baltimore deck trusses, 15-75' and 15-38' deck plate girders
Description:
Baltimore deck truss bridge over Des Moines River
Significance:
UP Terwilliger Creek Bridge
UP Terwilliger Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2443)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Terwilliger Creek south of Webster City
Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1914
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
40' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Terwilliger Creek
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