Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)
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
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:
Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Fork Little Sioux River Bridge
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:
Charles City Railroad Bridge
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
Significance:
UP County Road B30 Bridge
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
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:
UP Bridge #229.04
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
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:
CPKC Shell Rock River Bridge (Nora Springs)
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:
UP Ditch #15 Bridge
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:
UP Ditch #3 Bridge
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
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:
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Culvert #233.05
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:
UP Bridge #238.89
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
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: