Railroad Bridges in , Iowa


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UP Prairie Creek Bridge (West Bend)

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UP Prairie Creek Bridge (West Bend)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1700)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Prairie Creek northwest of West Bend

West Bend, Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
4-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek

Significance:

Local

5th Street Trail Bridge

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5th Street Trail Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #262 3/4)

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Great Western Trail - North River Bridge

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Great Western Trail - North River Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K203.89)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over the North River near the former station of Lida

Cumming, Warren County, Iowa

Owner: Warren County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
2-60' and 1-40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North River

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

CN Mud Creek Bridge (Woodbine)

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CN Mud Creek Bridge (Woodbine)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA472.1)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Mud Creek alongside US Highway 30 north of Woodbine

Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1916 using a span fabricated 1900

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #H88.69

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Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #H88.69

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #169.69)

This stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway line over an unnamed creek along County Road C20 north of Belmond

Belmond, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Wright County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

RI Silver Creek Tributary Culvert

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RI Silver Creek Tributary Culvert

This small concrete box culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an unnamed tributary of Silver Creek near Hazel Road east of Shelby

Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1902

by

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
6' concrete railtop box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed tributary of Silver Creek

Significance:

Minimal

CN Bridge #458.8

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CN Bridge #458.8

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA458.8)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek alongside US Highway 30 near Dow City

Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1919 using a span fabricated c. 1895

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
52' deck plate girder and 2-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

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BNSF Tarkio River Bridge (Stanton)

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BNSF Tarkio River Bridge (Stanton)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #435.89)

This large deck plate girder viaduct carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over the Tarkio River in Stanton

Stanton, Montgomery County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902 and c. 1970 using spans fabricated c. 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-80', 1-75' and 4-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Tarkio River

Significance:

Local

CPKC Winnebago River Bridge

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CPKC Winnebago River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #R-270)

This large Pratt pony truss bridge is set onto a limestone cliff and has a curved bottom chord

Portland, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
124' pin-connected Pratt pony truss

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Winnebago River

Significance:

Local