Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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Three Rivers Trail - IA-3 Bridge
Three Rivers Trail - IA-3 Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2543 1/2)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Iowa Highway 3 in Humboldt
Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1956
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
45' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Iowa Highway 3
Significance:
BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)
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BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #170.3)
This steel stringer bridge is the southern of two bridges carrying a former Great Northern Railway mainline over US Highway 75 northwest of Hull
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1931
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-36' and 2-30' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 75
Significance:
BNSF Bridge #472.12
BNSF Bridge #472.12
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #472.12)
This small concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek near Jamett Road west of Glenwood
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1903
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
12' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
CN 8th Street Bridge (Fort Dodge)
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CN 8th Street Bridge (Fort Dodge)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W374.71)
This concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over 8th Street near Kenyon Road in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1921
by
Ellington-Miller Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
2-18' and 1-9' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 8th Street
Significance:
UP Bridge #62.87
UP Bridge #62.87
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Culvert #1986)
This small stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 4 south of Wallingford
Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1888
by
Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
12' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
IANR Hawkeye Avenue Bridge
IANR Hawkeye Avenue Bridge
This unique stone arch and box culvert bridge crosses a closed section of Hawkeye Avenue
Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Northern Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1889
by
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
Stone arch and stone box culvert
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Hawkeye Street
Significance:
BNSF Timber Avenue Bridge
BNSF Timber Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1274)
This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Timber Avenue west of Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
20' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Timber Avenue
Significance:
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishabotna River Bridge
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishabotna River Bridge
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1229)
This historic Whipple through truss bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over the West Nishnabotna River near the former station of White Cloud
Owner: Mills County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1910 using a span fabricated 1884
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
114' Whipple through truss, 46' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River
Significance:
Raccoon River Valley Trail - Old G Avenue Bridge
Raccoon River Valley Trail - Old G Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-72)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over an unnamed creek and a former alignment of G Avenue east of Redfield
Owner: Dallas County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1902 and Reinforced 1941 Using Girders Fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-35' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek and former alignment of G Avenue
Significance:
Fort Dodge High Bridge
Fort Dodge High Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Viaduct)
This massive Baltimore deck truss and deck plate girder viaduct carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline high above the Des Moines River in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1901-03
by
American Bridge Company of New York; Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
4-219' Baltimore deck trusses, 15-75' and 15-38' deck plate girders
Description:
Baltimore deck truss bridge over Des Moines River
Significance:
