Railroad Bridges in Boone County , Iowa
Boone County is located in central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Boone.
Random Bridges
C&NW Honey Creek Bridge #8
C&NW Honey Creek Bridge #8
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #637)
This deck plate girder bridge was the eighth and final crossing of Honey Creek on the original Chicago & North Western Railway mainline through Moingona
Owner: United States of America
Status: Removed but not replaced
Built 1898
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
79' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Honey Creek
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UP County Road R38 Bridge
UP County Road R38 Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #574)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over County Road R38 (500th Avenue/Y Avenue) on the west edge of Ames
Ames, Story County, Iowa to Jordan, Boone County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1941
by
Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa; Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
45' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over County Road R38 (500th Avenue/Y Avenue)
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L Avenue Overpass
L Avenue Overpass
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #613)
This historic double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries L Avenue over a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline west of Boone
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built 1900 using a span fabricated 1882
by
Alden and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
49' double intersection Warren pony truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad
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C&NW Mill Creek Bridge (Moingona)
C&NW Mill Creek Bridge (Moingona)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #640)
This stone arch bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over Mill Creek in Moingona
Owner: United States of America
Status: Abandoned
Built 1881
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
12' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Mill Creek
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UP Linn Street Bridge
UP Linn Street Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #599 1/2)
This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Linn Street in Boone
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
35' trough floor steel stringer
Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Linn Street
Significance:
UP X Avenue Bridge
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
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1941
by
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
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Kate Shelley High Bridge
Kate Shelley High Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #615)
This iconic Baltimore deck truss and deck plate girder viaduct carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Des Moines River between Boone and Ogden
Boone, Boone County, Iowa to Ogden, Boone County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Bypassed and Closed To Traffic
Built 1899-1901
by
American Bridge Company of New York (Various Shops); Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota and Engineering Contract Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
300' Baltimore deck truss and 21-75' and 18-45' deck plate girders
Description:
Baltimore deck truss and deck plate girder viaduct over Des Moines River and Juneberry Road
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BSVY Des Moines River Bridge
BSVY Des Moines River Bridge
This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad line over the Des Moines River south of Fraser
Owner: Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1915 and 1923
by
American Bridge Company of New York; Ferro Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway
Design:
7-96' and 1-60' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River
Significance:
Linwood Cemetery Stone Arch Bridge
Linwood Cemetery Stone Arch Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #609)
This stone arch bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over Honey Creek at Linwood Cemetery in Boone
Owner: City of Boone
Status: Abandoned
Built 1879
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
20' stone arch
Description:
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Honey Creek
Significance:
New Kate Shelley High Bridge
New Kate Shelley High Bridge
This modern deck plate girder viaduct carries a Union Pacific Railroad line over the Des Moines River parallel to the original Kate Shelley Bridge between Boone and Ogden
Boone, Boone County, Iowa to Ogden, Boone County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 2006-09 using spans fabricated 1973
by
Bennett Industries of Peotone, Illinois; Paxton-Vierling Steel Company of Omaha, Nebraska and OCCI, Inc. of Fulton, Missouri
for
Union Pacific Railroad
Design:
20-110' and 6-70' deck plate girders and 6-30' and 1-13' concrete modular girders
Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Des Moines River and Juneberry Road
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