Railroad Bridges in Mills County , Iowa


Mills County is located in southwest Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Glenwood.

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Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishabotna River Bridge

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Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishabotna River Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1229)

This historic Whipple through truss bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over the West Nishnabotna River near the former station of White Cloud

Malvern, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: Mills County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1910 using a span fabricated 1884

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
114' Whipple through truss, 46' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River

Significance:

High

N&W Bridge #389.70

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N&W Bridge #389.70

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1255)

This deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over an unnamed creek between Malvern and 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:
40' deck plate girder and 3-18' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Ingrum Avenue Bridge

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BNSF Ingrum Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #470.34)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Ingrum Avenue (Former US Highway 34/County Road H30) on the east side of Glenwood

Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1922

by

George W. Condon of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
24' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Ingrum Avenue (County Road H30)

Significance:

Local

BNSF Vine Street Bridge (Glenwood)

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BNSF Vine Street Bridge (Glenwood)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #471.46)

This double concrete box culvert carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Vine Street in Glenwood

Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
double 12'x14' concrete box culvert

Description:
Double concrete box culvert over Vine Street

Significance:

Local

Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Silver Creek Bridge

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Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Silver Creek Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1252)

This historic Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Silver Creek between Malvern and Silver City

Silver City, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: Mills County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1923 using a span fabricated 1892; approaches rebuilt 1934

by

Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Company (A&P Roberts Company) of Pencyod, Pennnsylvania and Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
129' Pratt through truss and 1-24' and 8-20' steel stringers

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Silver Creek

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Indian Creek Bridge (Emerson, East)

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BNSF Indian Creek Bridge (Emerson, East)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #451.49)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Indian Creek alongside County Road H34 on the east side of Emerson

Emerson, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-65' and 2-45' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Lacey Street Bridge (Glenwood)

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BNSF Lacey Street Bridge (Glenwood)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #471.09)

This small concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Lacey Street in 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 Lacey Street

Significance:

Minimal

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

Balfour (272nd Street) Overpass

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Balfour (272nd Street) Overpass

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #467.17)

This through plate girder overpass carries 272nd Street over a BNSF Railway (former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad) mainline near the former station of Balfour

Malvern, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1952 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
45' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder overpass over BNSF Railway (former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad)

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