, Iowa

Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

C&NW Ioway Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2150 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carried a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Ioway (formerly Squaw) Creek in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: City of Ames

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1918

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
75' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ioway (formerly Squaw) Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Mill Creek Bridge (Dunlap)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA468.5)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Mill Creek alongside US Highway 30 between Dunlap and Woodbine

Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915 using a span fabricated 1901

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder and 2-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mill Creek

Significance:

Local

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

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

BNSF 2100th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1416)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 2100th Street between Defiance and Earling

Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 2100th Street

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #224.30

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #761)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Alton

Alton, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

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

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
24' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP X Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #578)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over X Avenue between Jordan and Ames

Jordan, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1941

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over X Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #173.17

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #526)

This small stone arch culvert carried a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek near US Highway 65 in Colo

Colo, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Filled In

Built 1890 and 1900

Morris & Foley of St. Paul, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bridge #415.99

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1397)

This small concrete arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over an unnamed creek near 380th Street in Aspinwall

Aspinwall, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
10' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local