Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

Wabash Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)
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Wabash Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1314)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Indian Creek at 15th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: City of Council Bluffs

Status: Abandoned

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
55' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

Estherville Railroad Bridge (South)
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Estherville Railroad Bridge (South)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #2059)

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the West Fork Des Moines River south of Estherville

Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
100' through plate girder and 6-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River

Significance:

Local

UP Middle River Bridge (Carlisle)
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UP Middle River Bridge (Carlisle)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #638)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad mainline over the Middle River alongside Iowa Highway 5 south of Carlisle

Carlisle, Warren County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Elkhorn Creek Culvert (Manilla)
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BNSF Elkhorn Creek Culvert (Manilla)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1360)

This small concrete arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Elkhorn Creek near 340th Street northeast of Manilla

Manilla, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

for

Design:
10' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over Elkhorn Creek

Significance:

Local

UP White Breast Creek Bridge
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UP White Breast Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #435)

This massive deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over White Breast Creek north of Melcher-Dalas

Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912; Approaches reconstructed 2022

by

American Bridge Company of New York and J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
110' deck plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over White Breast Creek

Significance:

Local

CGW Clanton Creek Bridge #3
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CGW Clanton Creek Bridge #3

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K189.10)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over Clanton Creek southwest of St. Charles

St. Charles, Madison County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
2-50' and 2-36' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Clanton Creek

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

BNSF Jamett Road Bridge
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BNSF Jamett Road Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #472.14)

This small concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Jamett Road west of Glenwood

Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1950

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
26' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Jamett Road

Significance:

Minimal

Raccoon River Valley Trail - Old G Avenue Bridge
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Raccoon River Valley Trail - Old G Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-72)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over an unnamed creek and a former alignment of G Avenue east of Redfield

Redfield, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Dallas County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902 and Reinforced 1941 Using Girders Fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek and former alignment of G Avenue

Significance:

Local

IAIS Bridge #426.80
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IAIS Bridge #426.80

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4268)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside White Pole Road west of Anita

Anita, Cass County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1944 using a span fabricated 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
24' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local