Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

Loveland Railroad Crossing
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Loveland Railroad Crossing

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA495.0)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over a Union Pacific Railroad (former Chicago & North Western Railway) mainline near Loveland

Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Campbell & Saguin of Council Bluffs, Iowa

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
94' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

Local

UP US-63 Bridge (Oskaloosa)
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UP US-63 Bridge (Oskaloosa)

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #573)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over US Highway 63 (Market Street) in Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1954

by

Unknown and Amos Melberg Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
3-40' and 1-37' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over US Highway 63 (Market Street)

Significance:

Minimal

CPKC Brandon Avenue Bridge
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CPKC Brandon Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-476)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Brandon Avenue (former Iowa Highway 5) in Moravia

Moravia, Appanoose County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Brandon Avenue (former Iowa Highway 5)

Significance:

Local

BNSF Willow Creek Bridge (Bayard)
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BNSF Willow Creek Bridge (Bayard)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1256)

This large concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Willow Creek west of Bayard

Bayard, Guthrie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
14-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Willow Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Vine Street Bridge (Glenwood)
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BNSF Vine Street Bridge (Glenwood)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #471.46)

This double concrete box culvert carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Vine Street in Glenwood

Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
double 12'x14' concrete box culvert

Description:
Double concrete box culvert over Vine Street

Significance:

Local

North Sioux City Railroad Bridge
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North Sioux City Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-252)

This Pratt through truss bridge once carried a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line across the Big Sioux River between Sioux City and North Sioux City

Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa to North Sioux City, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Collapsed Due to Flooding

Built 1907 using secondhand trusses fabricated 1900; Approaches Added 1931

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-152' Pratt through truss and 1-77', 1-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Regional

CN Camp Creek Bridge (Yetter)
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CN Camp Creek Bridge (Yetter)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA410.4)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Camp Creek east of Yetter

Yetter, Calhoun County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
90' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Camp Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC 160th Avenue Bridge
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CPKC 160th Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-518)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 160th Avenue southwest of Mystic

Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
25' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 160th Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Court Avenue Bridge (Chariton)
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BNSF Court Avenue Bridge (Chariton)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #334.07)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Court Avenue (Business US Highway 34) in Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
32' concrete encased beam and 4-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Court Avenue (Business US Highway 34)

Significance:

Local

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