Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
Random Bridges
UP Oak Street Bridge (Algona)
UP Oak Street Bridge (Algona)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #793)
This standard steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Oak Street in Algona
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:
UP Newbold Street Bridge
UP Newbold Street Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #450)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Newbold Street north of Melcher-Dallas
Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1984 using a span fabricated 1949
by
Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Newbold Street
Significance:
BNSF Willow Creek Bridge (Defiance)
BNSF Willow Creek Bridge (Defiance)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1410)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Willow Creek in Defiance
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1905 and extended c. 1935 using a span fabricated c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
3-60' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek
Significance:
UP Ditch #15 Bridge
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
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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:
BNSF 350th Street Bridge
BNSF 350th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1356)
This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 350th Street northeast of Manilla
Manilla, Crawford 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 350th Street
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BNSF Lacey Street Bridge (Glenwood)
BNSF Lacey Street Bridge (Glenwood)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #471.09)
This small concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Lacey Street in Glenwood
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built c. 1950
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
26' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Lacey Street
Significance:
UP South Ravine Bridge
UP South Ravine Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #556)
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:
UP E. Fork Des Moines River Bridge (Livermore)
UP E. Fork Des Moines River Bridge (Livermore)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1510)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the East Fork Des Moines River southeast of Livermore
Livermore, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1900; Rebuilt 1972 using spans fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
1-81', 1-60', 1-50' and 1-36' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Des Moines River
Significance:
Three Rivers Trail - W. Fork Des Moines River Bridge
Three Rivers Trail - W. Fork Des Moines River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2570)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the West Fork Des Moines River west of Bradgate
Bradgate, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1902, 1917 and c. 1920
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
5-70' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River
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