Railroad Bridges in , Iowa


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UP Gypsum Creek Bridge

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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:

Local

BNSF Bridge #175.80

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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 1902

by

Libby & Nelson of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Boyer River Bridge #4

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UP Boyer River Bridge #4

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #978)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Boyer River between Missouri Valley and Loveland

Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1920 using a span fabricated 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss and concrete modular girder

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Boyer River

Significance:

Moderate

C&NW Honey Creek Bridge #8

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C&NW Honey Creek Bridge #8

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #637)

This deck plate girder bridge was the eighth and final crossing of Honey Creek on the original Chicago & North Western Railway mainline through Moingona

Moingona, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: United States of America

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
79' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Honey Creek

Significance:

Local

UP IA-9 Bridge

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UP IA-9 Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #169)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Iowa Highway 9 west of Armstrong

Armstrong, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1931 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
32' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Iowa Highway 9

Significance:

Local

IAIS Quail Avenue Bridge

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IAIS Quail Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4048)

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:

Minimal

UP Polecat Creek Bridge

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UP Polecat Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #605)

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Polecat Creek west of Boone

Boone, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Polecat Creek

Significance:

Local

Humboldt Railroad Crossing

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Humboldt Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2543)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line in Humboldt

Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
76' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Three Rivers Trail (former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway)

Significance:

Local

CN Parker Trail Bridge

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CN Parker Trail Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA480.3)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Parker Trail northeast of Logan

Logan, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915 using a span fabricated 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
30' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Parker Trail

Significance:

Local

CN Phinney Park Drive Bridge

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CN Phinney Park Drive Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W376.1)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Phinney Park Drive on the northwest side of Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-17' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Phinney Park Drive

Significance:

Local