Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

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

Rock Rapids Railroad Bridge
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Rock Rapids Railroad Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #S67.2)

This Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Sioux Falls Branch over the Rock River in Rock Rapids

Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa

Owner: City of Rock Rapids

Status: Open to Private Vehicle Traffic

Built 1888

by

Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and G.H. Scribner of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
150' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

Regional

UP Butcher Creek Bridge
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UP Butcher Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #604)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Butcher Creek and 205th Avenue near Hartford

Hartford, Warren County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912 and 1941

by

American Bridge Company of New York; J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois and F.K. Ketler Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-70' and 2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Butcher Creek and 205th Avenue

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Cheslea Creek Bridge
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Abandoned Cheslea Creek Bridge

This steel stringer bridge crosses Cheslea Creek along County Road S42

, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Cerro Gordo County

Status: Abandoned

Built ca. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
Steel and timber stringer

Description:
Steel and timber stringer bridge over Cheslea Creek

Significance:

Local

N&W Bridge #390.73
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N&W Bridge #390.73

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1258)

This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over an unnamed creek south of Silver City

Silver City, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: Mills County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-22' and 2-13' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Minimal

UP 6th Street Bridge (Ames)
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UP 6th Street Bridge (Ames)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #564)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 6th Street in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 6th Street

Significance:

Local

Wabash Bridge
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Wabash Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #2891)

This historic Pratt through truss bridge once carried a Wabash Railroad branch line over the Des Moines River south of Pella

Harvey, Marion County, Iowa

Owner: Marion County

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1923 using spans fabricated 1888 and 1892; Approaches Reconstructed 1970

by

Pencoyd Iron Works (A&P Roberts Company) of Pencyod, Pennnsylvania; H.S. Hopkins & Company of St. Louis, Missouri and Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-154' and 2-152' Pratt through trusses and 2-52' steel stringers

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

High

IAIS McPherson Avenue Bridge
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IAIS McPherson Avenue Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #500.25)

This large deck plate girder viaduct carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over McPherson Avenue and Little Mosquito Creek in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924, 1937 and 2013

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Zitterell-Mills Company of Webster City, Iowa

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
1-61' and 1-60' deck plate girders, 1-27' and 1-17' steel stringers and concrete modular girder

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over McPherson Avenue and Little Mosquito Creek

Significance:

Moderate

UP Jordan Avenue Bridge
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UP Jordan Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #745)

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:

Local

UP Mud Creek Bridge (Jewell)
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UP Mud Creek Bridge (Jewell)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2411)

This large double stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Mud Creek on the east side of Jewell

Jewell, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-24' stone arches

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Moderate