Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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IC 7th Street Bridge
IC 7th Street Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W324.77N)
This abandoned deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad yard lead over 7th Street near Kenyon Road in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: City of Fort Dodge
Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed
Built 1919 using a span fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
1-49' deck plate girder, 1-21' and 1-18' steel stringers and timber pile trestle
Description:
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over 7th Street
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UP S. Branch Lizard Creek Bridge
UP S. Branch Lizard Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #49)
This deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over the South Branch of Lizard Creek north of Moorland
Moorland, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1965 using a span fabricated 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
45' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge over South Branch Lizard Creek
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CGW Grand River Bridge
CGW Grand River Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K154.80)
This large concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over the Grand River between Arispe and Shannon City
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
2-14' concrete arches
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Grand River
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CPKC US-169 Bridge (Algona)
CPKC US-169 Bridge (Algona)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #R-578 1/2)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over US Highway 169 (Jones Street) in Algona
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1954
by
Unknown and Amos Melberg Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
for
Iowa State Highway Commission and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
1-55', 1-45' and 1-40' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over US Highway 169 (Jones Street)
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UP Bridge #14.09
UP Bridge #14.09
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1498)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over an unnamed creek east of Livermore
Livermore, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1955 using a span fabricated c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
22' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over unnamed creek
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CN Wall Lake Outlet Bridge
CN Wall Lake Outlet Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA422.4)
This triple concrete arch bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Wall Lake Outlet near Carnarvon
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
3-14' concrete arches
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Wall Lake Outlet
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UP Five Island Lake Bridge
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1854)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Five Island Lake in Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1949
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Five Island Lake
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BNSF Elk Creek Bridge (Aspinwall)
BNSF Elk Creek Bridge (Aspinwall)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1352)
This massive concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Elk Creek in Aspinwall
Aspinwall, Crawford County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
36' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Elk Creek
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Gotch Park Trail Bridge
Gotch Park Trail Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #136)
This attractive Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over the East Fork Des Moines River in Frank Gotch State Park south of Humboldt
Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1901
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
159' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River
Significance:
BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #7
BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #7
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1530)
This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Mosquito Creek north of Neola
Neola, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1901 and extended 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
107' through plate girder and 40' deck plate girder
Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek
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