Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

IAIS Indian Creek Bridge
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IAIS Indian Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #5000)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway (Rock Island) mainline over Indian Creek at 13th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
48' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Boyer River Bridge #3
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UP Boyer River Bridge #3

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #913)

This large Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Boyer River alongside US Highway 30 between Dunlap and Woodbine

Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Condon-Cunningham Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
175' Warren through truss and 2-48' steel stringers

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Boyer River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Unnamed Branch Buttrick Creek Culvert
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UP Unnamed Branch Buttrick Creek Culvert

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #724)

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of Buttrick Creek west of Grand Junction

Grand Junction, Greene County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1900

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed tributary of Buttrick Creek

Significance:

Local

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

BNSF 2100th Street Bridge
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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

by

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

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

BNSF English Creek Bridge (East)
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BNSF English Creek Bridge (East)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #25.42)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad branch line over English Creek near 195th Place west of Harvey

Harvey, Marion County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1939 using spans fabricated 1892 and c. 1900; approaches replaced 2001 and 2020

by

Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
76' through plate girder, 21' steel stringer, concrete modular girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over English Creek

Significance:

Local

Heart Of Iowa Nature Trail - Rock Creek Bridge
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Heart Of Iowa Nature Trail - Rock Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1068)

This large concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Rock Creek in Maxwell

Maxwell, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Story County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1912

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
50' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF W. Branch Floyd River Bridge
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BNSF W. Branch Floyd River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #186.2)

This through plate girder bridge once carried a former Great Northern Railway mainline across the West Branch Floyd River between Sioux Center and Maurice

Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1944 using spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-60' and 2-40' through plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Branch Floyd River

Significance:

Local

Devils Hollow Railroad Crossing
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Devils Hollow Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #535)

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over East Indian Creek and Union Pacific Railroad (Former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway) east of Nevada

Nevada, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1902

by

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
68' deck plate girder and 68' through plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over East Indian Creek and Union Pacific Railroad (Former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway)

Significance:

Local