Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, North)
UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, North)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2460)
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River on the north side of Webster City
Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1901 and 1914
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-120' quadrangular lattice through trusses and 1-80' deck plate girder
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Boone River
Significance:
Rock Rapids Railroad Bridge
Rock Rapids Railroad Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #S67.2)
This Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Sioux Falls Branch over the Rock River in Rock Rapids
Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa
Owner: City of Rock Rapids
Status: Open to Private Vehicle Traffic
Built 1888
by
Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and G.H. Scribner of Chicago, Illinois
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
150' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River
Significance:
Mason City Highline Trail - Willow Creek Bridge
Mason City Highline Trail - Willow Creek Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #72)
This deck plate girder bridge was moved from another relocation and installed here in 1937
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Owner: City of Mason City
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1905 and 1937
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
5-30' deck plate girder viaduct
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek
Significance:
UP Gypsum Creek Bridge
UP Gypsum Creek Bridge
This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad line over Gypsum Creek alongside 210th Street in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1950 using a span fabricated c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad
Design:
25' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Gypsum Creek
Significance:
High Trestle Trail - Big Creek Bridge
High Trestle Trail - Big Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1116)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Big Creek between Slater and Madrid
Owner: Boone County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1912
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
65' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Creek
Significance:
Three Rivers Trail - Pilot Creek Bridge
Three Rivers Trail - Pilot Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2576)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Pilot Creek between Rolfe and Bradgate
Rolfe, Pocahontas County, Iowa
Owner: Pocahontas County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1924
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-50' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pilot Creek
Significance:
DAIR Dry Creek Bridge (East)
DAIR Dry Creek Bridge (East)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-783)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Dry Creek Diversion Channel in Hawarden
Owner: City of Hawarden
Status: Abandoned
Built 1962
by
Paxton-Vierling Steel Company of Omaha, Nebraska
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
45' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Dry Creek
Significance:
BNSF Middle Raccoon River Bridge
BNSF Middle Raccoon River Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1266)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Raccoon River in Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1902 and 1913
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
1-80' and 2-50' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Raccoon River
Significance:
BNSF Bridge #175.80
BNSF Bridge #175.80
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #175.8)
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over an unnamed creek near 350th Street north of Sioux Center
Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
8' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2544
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2544
This stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed creek on the north side of Humboldt
Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1902
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
10' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance: