Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

UP Winnebago River Bridge
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UP Winnebago River Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge was built in 1951 to replace an older bridge of similar design

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1951

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
2-89' deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Winnebago River

Significance:

Minimal

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2539
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2539

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed creek on the south side of Dakota City

Dakota City, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1882

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #229.04
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UP Bridge #229.04

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #775)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside 3rd Avenue south of Alton

Alton, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Willow Creek Bridge (Defiance)
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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

Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa

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:

Local

CPKC US-169 Bridge (Algona)
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CPKC US-169 Bridge (Algona)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #R-578 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over US Highway 169 (Jones Street) in Algona

Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1954

by

Unknown and Amos Melberg Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Iowa State Highway Commission and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-55', 1-45' and 1-40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over US Highway 169 (Jones Street)

Significance:

Local

UP 1st Street Bridge
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UP 1st Street Bridge

This through plate girder bridge has an unknown history

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
68' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 1st Street

Significance:

Local

Three Rivers Trail - E. Fork Des Moines River Bridge
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Three Rivers Trail - E. Fork Des Moines River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2535)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the East Fork Des Moines River south of Dakota City

Dakota City, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4-73' and 1-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Des Moines River

Significance:

Local

UP Ditch #15 Bridge
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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

Significance:

Local

UP Beaver Creek Bridge (Beaver)
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UP Beaver Creek Bridge (Beaver)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #713)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across Beaver Creek at Beaver

Beaver, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-68' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Beaver Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Flasher Creek Bridge
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CN Flasher Creek Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA459.6)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Flasher Creek alongside US Highway 30 southwest of Dow City

Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
3-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Flasher Creek

Significance:

Local