This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Winnebago River at Norris Park

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-65' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Winnebago River

Significance:

This historic double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries 220th Street (County Road P33) over a Union Pacific Railroad (former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway) line north of Moorland

Moorland, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1921 using a span fabricated 1889

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
74' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the East Nishnabotna River in Atlantic

Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-55', 3-50' and 4-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Nishnabotna River

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses Beaver Creek next to Broad Street

Plymouth, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1898

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
65' Type B2 deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Beaver Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over County Road E41 (Lincoln Highway) east of Nevada

Nevada, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road E41 (Lincoln Highway)

Significance:

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:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 555th Street west of Atlantic

Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1952 using spans fabricated c. 1900 and 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Unknown and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-60' and 2-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 555th Street

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the South Skunk River along Iowa Highway 175 in Ellsworth

Ellsworth, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Hamilton County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1904-06

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Skunk River

Significance:

This large double stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Mud Creek on the east side of Jewell

Jewell, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-24' stone arches

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

This historic Pratt deck truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the West Fork Des Moines River on the west side of Estherville

Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1889, 1894, 1903 and 1907

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
124' Pratt deck truss, 1-100', 2-48', 1-46' and 5-32' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River

Significance: