Railroad Bridges in , Iowa


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BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)

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BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #170.3)

This steel stringer bridge is the southern of two bridges carrying a former Great Northern Railway mainline over US Highway 75 northwest of Hull

Hull, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-36' and 2-30' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 75

Significance:

Local

Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Fork Little Sioux River Bridge

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Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Fork Little Sioux River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2320)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line over the West Fork Little Sioux River east of Lake Park

Lake Park, Dickinson County, Iowa

Owner: Dickinson County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
2-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Little Sioux River

Significance:

Local

Charles City Railroad Bridge

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Charles City Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #R-304)

This Pratt pony truss bridge crosses the Cedar River with two distinctively different sized spans

Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1897

by

J.G. Wagner Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2 span pin-connected Pratt pony truss

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Cedar River

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UP County Road B30 Bridge

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UP County Road B30 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #809 1/2)

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over County Road B30 (250th Street) north of Algona

Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1940

by

Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over County Road B30 (250th Street)

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #229.04

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UP Bridge #229.04

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #775)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside 3rd Avenue south of Alton

Alton, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Shell Rock River Bridge (Nora Springs)

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CPKC Shell Rock River Bridge (Nora Springs)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #R-350)

This through plate girder bridge was built using secondhand parts in 1998 to replace an older truss

Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1998 using a secondhand span from an unknown location

by

I&M Rail Link

Design:
2-65' Type C4 through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Shell Rock River

Significance:

Local

UP Ditch #15 Bridge

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UP Ditch #15 Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #355.27)

This small concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway line over Wright County Ditch #15 on the southwest side of Eagle Grove

Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
12' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Wright County Ditch #15

Significance:

Local

UP Ditch #3 Bridge

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UP Ditch #3 Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1180)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Wright County Ditch #3 southeast of Galt

Galt, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Milliken Brothers of New York City, New York

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
3-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wright County Ditch #3

Significance:

Moderate

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Culvert #233.05

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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Culvert #233.05

This small concrete railtop box culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line over an unnamed creek east of Lake Park

Lake Park, Dickinson County, Iowa

Owner: Dickinson County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
10'x9' concrete railtop box culvert

Description:
Concrete railtop box culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #238.89

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UP Bridge #238.89

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #791)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Mallard Avenue in Seney

Seney, Plymouth 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:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local