Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K-207.22
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Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K-207.22

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek south of Cumming

Cumming, Warren County, Iowa

Owner: Warren County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CN IA-4 Bridge
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CN IA-4 Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W401.0)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Iowa Highway 4 in Pomeroy

Pomeroy, Calhoun County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

Unknown and F.O. Montgomery Company of Sac City, Iowa

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
36' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Iowa Highway 4

Significance:

Local

BNSF Eagle Avenue Bridge
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BNSF Eagle Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1326)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Eagle Avenue east of Manning

Manning, 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 Eagle Avenue

Significance:

Local

IAIS Bulger Creek Bridge (Middle)
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IAIS Bulger Creek Bridge (Middle)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3805)

This Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Bulger Creek south of De Soto

De Soto, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
108' Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Bulger Creek

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #7
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BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #7

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1530)

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Mosquito Creek north of Neola

Neola, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and extended 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
107' through plate girder and 40' deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

Local

UP South Onion Creek Tributary Bridge
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UP South Onion Creek Tributary Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #585)

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of South Onion Creek near Jordan

Jordan, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over tributary of South Onion Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #304.65
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UP Bridge #304.65

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #909)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over a unnamed ditch alongside US Highway 30 in Dunlap

Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Koss Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Local

JewEllsworth Trail - South Skunk River Bridge
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JewEllsworth Trail - South Skunk River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2405)

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:

Local

5th Street Trail Bridge
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5th Street Trail Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #262 3/4)

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner:

Status:

by

for

Design:

Description:

Significance:

BNSF 2000th Street Bridge
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BNSF 2000th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1420)

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 2000th Street and Mosquito Creek between Defiance and Earling

Earling, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1945

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
65' through plate girder and 30' deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over 2000th Street and Mosquito Creek

Significance:

Local