Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

CN County D36 Bridge
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CN County D36 Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA398.8)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over County Road D36 (Former US Highway 20) on the east edge of Rockwell City

Rockwell City, Calhoun County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1934

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Zitterell-Mills Company of Webster City, Iowa

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
70' through plate girder and 4-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over County Road D36 (Former US Highway 20)

Significance:

Local

CPKC US-169 Bridge (Algona)
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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

Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa

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)

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #203.91
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UP Bridge #203.91

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #721)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 south of Ashton

Ashton, Osceola County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

DAIR Sixmile Creek Bridge
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DAIR Sixmile Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-546)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Sixmile Creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 south of Hawarden

Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1936 using a span fabricated 1894

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
63' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sixmile 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

BNSF IA-25 Bridge (Bayard)
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BNSF IA-25 Bridge (Bayard)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1246 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Iowa Highway 25 on the east side of Bayard

Bayard, Guthrie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1934

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
34' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Iowa Highway 25

Significance:

Local

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

C&NW Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)
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C&NW Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1095)

This through plate girder bridge is the northern of two parallel structures carrying a former Chicago & North Western Railway spur over Indian Creek at 12th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Koss Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

Forest City Railroad Crossing
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Forest City Railroad Crossing

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1564)

This unique through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line in Forest City

Forest City, Hancock County, Iowa

Owner: North Central Iowa Rail Corridor

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
37' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #14.09
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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

Significance:

Minimal