Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

BNSF 340th Street Bridge
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BNSF 340th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1358)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 340th Street northeast of Manilla

Manilla, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 340th Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bridge #444.70
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BNSF Bridge #444.70

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1470)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 141 north of Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1941 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-70' deck plate girder, 1-33' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP 35th Street Bridge
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UP 35th Street Bridge

(Union Pacific Railroad Bridge #1.46)

This unusual deck plate girder bridge carries a Union Pacific Railroad mainline and yard over 35th Street in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1890, 1900, c. 1910 and 1921

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-43' and 2-28' deck plate girders (north track), 1-43' and 2-23' deck plate girders (south track)

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 35th Street

Significance:

Moderate

IAIS S. Fork Middle River Bridge
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IAIS S. Fork Middle River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4128)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the South Fork Middle River between Casey and Adair

Casey, Guthrie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-57' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Fork Middle River

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #173.17
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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

by

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

UP Buttermilk Creek Bridge
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UP Buttermilk Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #135.92)

This large and attractive stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad line over Buttermilk Creek in Goldfield

Goldfield, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Buttermilk Creek

Significance:

Moderate

CN Oak Avenue Bridge (Webster City)
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CN Oak Avenue Bridge (Webster City)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W354.7)

This concrete arch bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Oak Avenue on the north side of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

W.D. Faus of Webster City, Iowa

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
20' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Oak Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP 140th Avenue Bridge
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UP 140th Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #336)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over 140th Avenue between Swea City and Lakota

Lakota, Kossuth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 140th Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Little Beaver Creek Bridge
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UP Little Beaver Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #716)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across Little Beaver Creek along US Highway 30 between Beaver and Grand Junction

Grand Junction, Greene 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:
68' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Beaver Creek

Significance:

Local

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