Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, North)
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:
390th Street Overpass
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
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UP Willow Creek Bridge (Le Mars)
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
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IAIS 490th Street Bridge
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:
UP 6th Street Bridge (Ames)
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
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:
UP Unnamed Branch Buttrick Creek Culvert
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
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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge
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
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:
UP Bridge #217.54
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
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:
C&NW Winnebago River Bridge
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:
CN Phinney Park Drive Bridge
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
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