This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Terwilliger Creek south of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Terwilliger Creek

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 south of Carnes

Carnes, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) 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:

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Jordan Avenue west of Jefferson

Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1893

by

John A. & George Garden of Romeoville, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Jordan Avenue

Significance:

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carried a former Chicago Great Western Railway line over an unnamed creek near Moorland

Moorland, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1927 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
28' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Phinney Park Drive on the northwest side of Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-17' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Phinney Park Drive

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line in Humboldt

Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
76' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Three Rivers Trail (former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway)

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Five Island Lake in Emmetsburg

Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1949

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Five Island Lake

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 420th Street west of Hancock

Hancock, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1952 using spans fabricated 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York; Unknown and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-65' and 2-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 420th Street

Significance:

This concrete encased beam and concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Fletcher Avenue (County Road N33) and an unnamed creek east of Yetter

Yetter, Calhoun County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
24' concrete encased beam and 2-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam and concrete slab bridge over Fletcher Avenue and unnamed creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over White Pole Road (Former US Highway 6) east of Menlo

Menlo, Guthrie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Unknown and Ross Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
38' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over White Pole Road (Former US Highway 6)

Significance: