Railroad Bridges in , Iowa


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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

CPKC Winnebago River Bridge

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CPKC Winnebago River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-558)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Winnebago River at Norris Park

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-65' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Winnebago River

Significance:

Local

Fort Dodge Nature Trail - Soldier Creek Bridge (Middle)

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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:

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

UP Stange Road Bridge

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UP Stange Road Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #566 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Stange Road on the north side of the Iowa State University campus in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1963

by

Unknown and Welden Bros. of Iowa Falls, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
74' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Stange Road

Significance:

Minimal

UP Floyd River Bridge (Sheldon)

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UP Floyd River Bridge (Sheldon)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #728)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over the Floyd River alongside 2nd Avenue in Sheldon

Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
3-40' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Floyd River

Significance:

Local

J Avenue Overpass

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J Avenue Overpass

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #620)

This historic double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries J Avenue over a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline east of Ogden

Ogden, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1900 using a span fabricated c. 1882

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

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

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

Significance:

High

BNSF Timber Avenue Bridge

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BNSF Timber Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1274)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Timber Avenue west of Coon Rapids

Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Timber Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Galls Creek Bridge (Garner)

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CN Galls Creek Bridge (Garner)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1433)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Galls Creek south of Garner

Garner, Hancock County, Iowa

Owner: North Central Iowa Rail Corridor

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Galls Creek

Significance:

Local

Estherville Railroad Bridge (North)

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Estherville Railroad Bridge (North)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2073)

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:

High