This through plate girder bridge is the northern of two parallel structures carrying a former Chicago & North Western Railway spur over Indian Creek at 12th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Koss Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) branch line over the East Branch West Nishnabotna River south of Avoca

Acova, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned, Used As a Field Access

Built c. 1910 using a span fabricated c. 1885

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
110' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over East Branch West Nishnabotna River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the southern of two parallel structures carrying a former Chicago & North Western Railway spur over Indian Creek at 12th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Koss Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over Franklin Avenue near Interstate 80 on the east side of Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1969 using a span fabricated 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
44' deck plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Franklin Avenue and unnamed creek

Significance:

This Warren pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Mosquito Creek north of Underwood

Underwood, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1934

by

Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
123' Warren pony truss

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

This unusual deck plate girder bridge carries a Union Pacific Railroad mainline and yard over 35th Street in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1890, 1900, c. 1910 and 1921

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-43' and 2-28' deck plate girders (north track), 1-43' and 2-23' deck plate girders (south track)

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 35th Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries a former joint Chicago & North Western Railway and Illinois Central Railway industrial spur over Indian Creek at 1st Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: City of Council Bluffs

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1900 and 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder (north track), 65' through plate girder (south track)

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Mosquito Creek near Iowa Highway 92 in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: City of Council Bluffs

Status: Abandoned

Built 1934

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railway

Design:
1-62' deck plate girder and 8-23' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Neola Creek in Neola

Neola, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Neola Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 420th Street west of Hancock

Hancock, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1952 using spans fabricated 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York; Unknown and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-65' and 2-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 420th Street

Significance: