Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

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 Boone River Bridge (Renwick)
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UP Boone River Bridge (Renwick)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #723)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River southeast of Renwick

Renwick, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-45' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boone River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Ingrum Avenue Bridge
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BNSF Ingrum Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #470.34)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Ingrum Avenue (Former US Highway 34/County Road H30) on the east side of Glenwood

Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1922

by

George W. Condon of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
24' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Ingrum Avenue (County Road H30)

Significance:

Local

IAIS Middle Silver Creek Bridge
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IAIS Middle Silver Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4666)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Middle Silver Creek in a rural area west of Hancock

Hancock, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1952-53

by

American Bridge Company of New York; List & Weatherly Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-80', 1-79' and 1-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Silver Creek

Significance:

Minimal

UP Wolf Creek Bridge (Le Mars)
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UP Wolf Creek Bridge (Le Mars)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #797)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Wolf Creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Le Mars

Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek

Significance:

Local

Raccoon River Valley Trail - Old G Avenue Bridge
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Raccoon River Valley Trail - Old G Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-72)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over an unnamed creek and a former alignment of G Avenue east of Redfield

Redfield, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Dallas County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902 and Reinforced 1941 Using Girders Fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek and former alignment of G Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #430.0
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CN Bridge #430.0

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA430.0)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over an unnamed creek along Jackson Avenue southwest of Wall Lake and Carnarvon

Carnarvon, Sac County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
91' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP 5th Street Bridge
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UP 5th Street Bridge

, , Iowa

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CN Quincy Avenue Bridge
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CN Quincy Avenue Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA422.8)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Quincy Avenue near Carnarvon

Carnarvon, Sac County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-19' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Quincy Avenue

Significance:

Local

IAIS Johnson Creek Bridge
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IAIS Johnson Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3709)

This small deck plate girder bridge once carried a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Johnson Creek along County Road F90 east of Booneville

Booneville, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: Filled In

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Johnson Creek

Significance:

Local