Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

UP IA-9 Bridge
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UP IA-9 Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #169)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Iowa Highway 9 west of Armstrong

Armstrong, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1931 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
32' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Iowa Highway 9

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #224.30
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UP Bridge #224.30

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #761)

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 north of Alton

Alton, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
24' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Ditch #15 Bridge
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UP Ditch #15 Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #355.27)

This small concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway line over Wright County Ditch #15 on the southwest side of Eagle Grove

Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
12' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Wright County Ditch #15

Significance:

Local

Abandoned UP Cheslea Creek Bridge
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Abandoned UP Cheslea Creek Bridge

This steel stringer bridge crosses Cheslea Creek along County Road S42

Mason City, 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

Mason City Highline Trail - Elm Drive Bridge
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Mason City Highline Trail - Elm Drive Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #67)

This through plate girder bridge was built by the Phoenix Bridge Company

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: City of Mason City

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Iowa Central Railroad

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Elm Drive

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bridge #175.80
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BNSF Bridge #175.80

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #175.8)

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over an unnamed creek near 350th Street north of Sioux Center

Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #237.26
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UP Bridge #237.26

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #789)

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 north of Seney

Seney, 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:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF W. Branch Floyd River Bridge
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BNSF W. Branch Floyd River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #186.2)

This through plate girder bridge once carried a former Great Northern Railway mainline across the West Branch Floyd River between Sioux Center and Maurice

Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1944 using spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-60' and 2-40' through plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Branch Floyd River

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #65.94
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UP Bridge #65.94

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Culvert #2016)

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 4 north of Wallingford

Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1888

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #237.51
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UP Bridge #237.51

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #790)

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 north of Seney

Seney, 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:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local