This large and attractive stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad line over Buttermilk Creek in Goldfield

Goldfield, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Buttermilk Creek

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek south of Alton

Alton, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This unique deck plate girder swing bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the channel between East and West Okoboji Lakes

Okoboji, Dickinson County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1890 and c. 1965

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
83' deck plate girder swing span, 2-30' steel stringers and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder swing bridge over East-West Okoboji Lake Channel

Significance:

This large Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Rock River in Rock Valley

Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: City of Rock Valley

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1930 using spans fabricated 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-140' Pratt through trusses and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 between Seney and Carnes

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:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Pilot Creek between Rolfe and Bradgate

Rolfe, Pocahontas County, Iowa

Owner: Pocahontas County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pilot Creek

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Bulger Creek south of De Soto

De Soto, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
108' Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Bulger Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Big Creek between Slater and Madrid

Madrid, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Boone County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1912

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
65' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Willow Creek on the north side of of Le Mars

Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1938 using a span fabricated c. 1915

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Willow Creek

Significance:

This Pratt through truss and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the North Raccoon River south of Jefferson

Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa

Owner: Greene County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1916, 1920 and 1930 using spans fabricated c. 1895, 1902 and 1914

by

Unknown; Chicago Bridge & Iron Company of Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
113' Pratt through truss, 1-54' and 1-50' deck plate girders, steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss and deck plate girder bridge over North Raccoon River

Significance: