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Raccoon River Valley Trail - Old G Avenue Bridge

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Raccoon River Valley Trail - Old G Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-72)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over an unnamed creek and a former alignment of G Avenue east of Redfield

Redfield, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Dallas County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902 and Reinforced 1941 Using Girders Fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek and former alignment of G Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Little Sioux River Bridge

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UP Little Sioux River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #523)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Little Sioux River near Little Sioux

Little Sioux, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902 and 1904

by

Unknown; American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss, 80' through plate girder and 1-40' and 1-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Tulip Avenue Bridge

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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

Prescott, Adams 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 Tulip Avenue

Significance:

Local

N&W Bridge #390.73

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N&W Bridge #390.73

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1258)

This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over an unnamed creek 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:
1-22' and 2-13' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Minimal

UP County Road B30 Bridge

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UP County Road B30 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #809 1/2)

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over County Road B30 (250th Street) north of Algona

Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1940

by

Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over County Road B30 (250th Street)

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #258.57

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UP Bridge #258.57

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #797)

This stone arch culvert and concrete box culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek in Carroll

Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1889, 1896, 1910 and c. 1950

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert (south tracks), 12' concrete encased beam (middle tracks), 12' concrete box culvert (north tracks)

Description:
Stone arch and concrete box culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Linden Road Bridge

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BNSF Linden Road Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1408)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over County Road F20 (Linden Road) in Defiance

Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over County Road F20 (Linden Road)

Significance:

Local

UP South Ravine Bridge

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UP South Ravine Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #556)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over South Ravine alongside Interstate 29 in Sioux City

Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1920 using a span fabricated c. 1895

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
52' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Ravine

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bridge #441.93

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BNSF Bridge #441.93

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #441.93)

This brick lined concrete arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek along Nuckols Street in Red Oak

Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
9' brick lined concrete arch culvert

Description:
Brick lined concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS East Nishnabotna River Bridge

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IAIS East Nishnabotna River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4407)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the East Nishnabotna River in Atlantic

Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-55', 3-50' and 4-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Nishnabotna River

Significance:

Local