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
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
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:
N&W Bridge #389.70
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:
BNSF Ingrum Avenue Bridge
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
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:
BNSF Vine Street Bridge (Glenwood)
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
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:
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Silver Creek Bridge
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:
BNSF Indian Creek Bridge (Emerson, East)
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
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:
BNSF Lacey Street Bridge (Glenwood)
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
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:
BNSF Jamett Road Bridge
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
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:
Balfour (272nd Street) Overpass
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
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:
N&W Bridge #391.25
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: