Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, North)
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UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, North)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2460)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River on the north side of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and 1914

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-120' quadrangular lattice through trusses and 1-80' deck plate girder

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Boone River

Significance:

Moderate

390th Street Overpass
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390th Street Overpass

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1333 1/2)

This through plate girder overpass carries 305th Street over a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline east of Aspinwall

Aspinwall, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913 using a span fabricated 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
41' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway

Significance:

Moderate

UP Willow Creek Bridge (Le Mars)
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UP Willow Creek Bridge (Le Mars)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #801)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Willow Creek on the north side of of Le Mars

Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1938 using a span fabricated c. 1915

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Willow Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS 490th Street Bridge
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IAIS 490th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4526)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 490th Street east of Hancock

Hancock, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1951-52

by

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

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-45' and 2-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 490th Street

Significance:

Minimal

UP 6th Street Bridge (Ames)
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UP 6th Street Bridge (Ames)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #564)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 6th Street in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 6th Street

Significance:

Local

UP Unnamed Branch Buttrick Creek Culvert
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UP Unnamed Branch Buttrick Creek Culvert

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #724)

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of Buttrick Creek west of Grand Junction

Grand Junction, Greene County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1900

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed tributary of Buttrick Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Inwood Avenue Bridge
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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA406.6)

This concrete encased beam and concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Inwood Avenue between Rockwell City and Yetter

Yetter, Calhoun County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
28' concrete encased beam and 3-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam and concrete slab bridge over Inwood Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #217.54
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UP Bridge #217.54

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #747)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Hospers

Hospers, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

C&NW Winnebago River Bridge
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C&NW Winnebago River Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #60)

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:

Moderate

CN Phinney Park Drive Bridge
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CN Phinney Park Drive Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W376.1)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Phinney Park Drive on the northwest side of Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-17' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Phinney Park Drive

Significance:

Local