Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Snake Creek Bridge (East)
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Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Snake Creek Bridge (East)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1271)

This large deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Snake Creek near County Road H12 east of Mineola

Mineola, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: Mills County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
44' deck plate girder and 6-22' and 1-20' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Snake Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #234.31
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UP Bridge #234.31

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #784)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 between Seney and Carnes

Seney, Plymouth County, Iowa

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' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

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

Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishabotna River Bridge
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Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishabotna River Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1229)

This historic Whipple through truss bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over the West Nishnabotna River near the former station of White Cloud

Malvern, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: Mills County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1910 using a span fabricated 1884

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
114' Whipple through truss, 46' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River

Significance:

High

CPKC W. Fork Crooked Creek Bridge
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CPKC W. Fork Crooked Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-1078)

This Warren deck truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over West Fork Crooked Creek and 250th Street west of Washington

Washington, Washington County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1909

by

McClintic-Marshall Construction Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-120' Warren deck truss, 3-40' deck plate girders and 3-14' concrete arches

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over West Fork Crooked Creek and 250th Street

Significance:

Regional

Raccoon River Valley Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge (Adel)
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Raccoon River Valley Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge (Adel)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-38)

This Pratt pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the North Raccoon River in Adel

Adel, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Dallas County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1944 using spans fabricated 1899 and c. 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-113' Pratt pony trusses, 1-45' deck plate girder and 158' prefabricated pedestrian truss span

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over North Raccoon River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Prairie Creek Bridge (West Bend)
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UP Prairie Creek Bridge (West Bend)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1700)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Prairie Creek northwest of West Bend

West Bend, Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
4-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek

Significance:

Local

RI Albia Road Bridge
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RI Albia Road Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #231A)

This concrete encased bean bridge once carried a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Albia Road (Business US Highway 34) in Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1912

by

J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
27' concrete encased beam and 2-9' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Albia Road (Business US Highway 34)

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #223.35
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UP Bridge #223.35

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #759)

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 Alton

Alton, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
24' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Pigeon Creek Bridge (Crescent)
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UP Pigeon Creek Bridge (Crescent)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1012)

This massive subdivided Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Pigeon Creek below Old Mormon Bridge Road near Crescent

Crescent, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
143' subdivided Warren through truss

Description:
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Pigeon Creek

Significance:

Moderate