This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the West Fork Des Moines River south of Estherville

Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
100' through plate girder and 6-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over X Avenue between Jordan and Ames

Jordan, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1941

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over X Avenue

Significance:

This standard steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Oak Street in Algona

Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Oak Street

Significance:

This Warren deck truss bridge is one of several different truss designs built by Phoenix Bridge Company for the Iowa Central Railroad

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Cerro Gordo County

Status: Abandoned

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Iowa Central Railroad

Design:
130' riveted Warren deck truss

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Winnebago River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Big Creek between Slater and Madrid

Madrid, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Boone County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1912

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
65' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge once carried a Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern railroad branch line over Ioway Creek (formerly Squaw Creek) in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1940

by

Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad

Design:
4-50' and 1-42' steel stringers

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over Ioway Creek (formerly Squaw Creek)

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over County Road S14 (3rd Street) on the west side of Nevada

Nevada, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa and John P. Abrahamson Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
28' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over County Road S14 (3rd Street)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line over the Little Ocheyedan River in Allendorf

Allendorf, Osceola County, Iowa

Owner: Osceola County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
2-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Ocheyedan River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over South Ravine alongside Interstate 29 in Sioux City

Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1920 using a span fabricated c. 1895

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
52' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Ravine

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Mosquito Creek between Yale and Jamaica

Jamaica, Guthrie County, Iowa

Owner: Guthrie County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance: