Railroad Bridges in Poweshiek County , Iowa
Poweshiek County is located in central Iowa. The seat is Montezuma, while the largest city is Grinnell.
Random Bridges
UP 465th Avenue Bridge
UP 465th Avenue Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #423)
This steel stringer and timber stringer bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over 465th Avenue north of Searsboro
Searsboro, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1980 using a span fabricated c. 1940
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
25' steel stringer and 4-15' timber stringers
Description:
Steel stringer and timber stringer bridge over 465th Avenue
Significance:
UP 460th Avenue Bridge
UP 460th Avenue Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #421)
This steel stringer and timber stringer bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over 460th Avenue north of Searsboro
Searsboro, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1980
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
29' steel stringer and 3-15' timber stringers
Description:
Steel stringer and timber stringer bridge over 460th Avenue
Significance:
UP 475th Avenue Bridge
UP 475th Avenue Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #427)
This steel stringer and timber stringer bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over 475th Avenue north of Searsboro
Searsboro, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1980 using a span fabricated 1940
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
30' steel stringer and 4-15' timber stringer
Description:
Steel stringer and timber stringer bridge over 475th Avenue
Significance:
UP North Skunk River Bridge (New Sharon)
UP North Skunk River Bridge (New Sharon)
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #452)
This unusual Schaub variant through truss bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over the North Skunk River alongside Iowa Highway 146 north of New Sharon
New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa to Searsboro, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and George Cook of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Iowa Central Railway
Design:
138' Schaub variant through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Schaub variant through truss bridge over North Skunk River
Significance: