Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, North)
UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, North)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2460)
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River on the north side of Webster City
Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1901 and 1914
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-120' quadrangular lattice through trusses and 1-80' deck plate girder
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Boone River
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DAIR Sixmile Creek Bridge
DAIR Sixmile Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-546)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Sixmile Creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 south of Hawarden
Owner: D&I Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1936 using a span fabricated 1894
by
American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
63' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sixmile Creek
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CN Galls Creek Bridge (Garner)
CN Galls Creek Bridge (Garner)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1433)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Galls Creek south of Garner
Owner: North Central Iowa Rail Corridor
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
50' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Galls Creek
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UP Little Beaver Creek Bridge
UP Little Beaver Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #716)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across Little Beaver Creek along US Highway 30 between Beaver and Grand Junction
Grand Junction, Greene County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
68' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Beaver Creek
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Mason City Highline Trail - Willow Creek Bridge
Mason City Highline Trail - Willow Creek Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #72)
This deck plate girder bridge was moved from another relocation and installed here in 1937
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Owner: City of Mason City
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1905 and 1937
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
5-30' deck plate girder viaduct
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek
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UP L Street Bridge
UP L Street Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #C374.40)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over L Street in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1964
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
46' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over L Street
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DAIR Bridge #T-512 1/2
DAIR Bridge #T-512 1/2
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-512 1/2)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 in Akron
Owner: D&I Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1947 using spans fabricated 1898
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
30' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek
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IAIS Quail Avenue Bridge
IAIS Quail Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4048)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Quail Avenue west of Menlo
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1941
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
35' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Quail Avenue
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North Sioux City Railroad Bridge
North Sioux City Railroad Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-252)
This Pratt through truss bridge once carried a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line across the Big Sioux River between Sioux City and North Sioux City
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa to North Sioux City, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Collapsed Due to Flooding
Built 1907 using secondhand trusses fabricated 1900; Approaches Added 1931
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-152' Pratt through truss and 1-77', 1-40' deck plate girders
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River
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DAIR Westfield Creek Bridge
DAIR Westfield Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-496)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Westfield Creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 north of Westfield
Westfield, Plymouth County, Iowa
Owner: D&I Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1930
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
85' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Westfield Creek
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