Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

UP Little Sioux River Bridge
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UP Little Sioux River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #523)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Little Sioux River near Little Sioux

Little Sioux, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902 and 1904

by

Unknown; American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss, 80' through plate girder and 1-40' and 1-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

Moderate

N&W Bridge #391.25
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N&W Bridge #391.25

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1260)

This small deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over an unnamed creek south of Silver City

Silver City, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: Mills County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-22' deck plate girder and 1-35' and 2-20' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS 272nd Street Bridge
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IAIS 272nd Street Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4751)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over 272nd Street east of McClelland

McClelland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1938

by

Unknown and Duvall & McKinney of Logan, Iowa

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
42' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 272nd Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Linden Road Bridge
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BNSF Linden Road Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1408)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over County Road F20 (Linden Road) in Defiance

Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over County Road F20 (Linden Road)

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #61.77
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UP Bridge #61.77

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #724)

This small deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed creek southeast of Renwick

Renwick, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
28' deck plate girder and 20' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Polecat Creek Bridge
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UP Polecat Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #605)

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Polecat Creek west of Boone

Boone, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Polecat Creek

Significance:

Local

Summerset Trail - Middle River Bridge
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Summerset Trail - Middle River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3740)

This unusual Warren pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) branch line over the Middle River at Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park

Summerset, Warren County, Iowa

Owner: Warren County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
100' Warren pony truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Middle River

Significance:

Regional

Logan Railroad Crossing
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Logan Railroad Crossing

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA479.7)

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over a Union Pacific Railroad (former Chicago & North Western Railway) mainline and Perry Trail between Logan and Woodbine

Logan, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1948 and 1979

by

American Bridge Company of New York; J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
130' through plate girder and 1-62' and 1-45' deck plate girders

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (former Chicago & North Western Railway) and Perry Trail

Significance:

Local

T-Bone Trail - Sifford Creek Bridge
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T-Bone Trail - Sifford Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4530)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) branch line over Sifford Creek along US Highway 71 south of Exira

Exira, Audubon County, Iowa

Owner: Audubon County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
28' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sifford Creek

Significance:

Local

Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Keg Creek Bridge
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Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Keg Creek Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1273)

This deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Keg Creek near Brothers Avenue in Mineola

Mineola, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: Mills County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
41' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Keg Creek

Significance:

Local