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

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River northwest of Eagle Grove

Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Wright County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-80' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boone River

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over White Pole Road (Former US Highway 6) east of Menlo

Menlo, Guthrie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Unknown and Ross Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
38' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over White Pole Road (Former US Highway 6)

Significance:

This historic double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries L Avenue over a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline west of Boone

Boone, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1900 using a span fabricated 1882

by

Alden and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
49' double intersection Warren pony truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

This historic through truss and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the West Nishnabotna River and Railroad Street in Manning

Manning, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
125' Pratt through truss, 9 deck plate girders and 2-52' concrete arch skeleton abutments

Description:
Pratt through truss and deck plate girder bridge over West Nishnabotna River and Railroad Street

Significance:

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:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 555th Street west of Atlantic

Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1952 using spans fabricated c. 1900 and 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Unknown and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-60' and 2-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 555th Street

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Quail Avenue west of Menlo

Menlo, Guthrie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1941

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
35' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Quail Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 south of Ashton

Ashton, Osceola 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' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Five Island Lake in Emmetsburg

Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1949

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Five Island Lake

Significance: