This concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Haber Road on the north side of the Iowa State University campus in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1938

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
18' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Haber Road

Significance:

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over East Indian Creek and Union Pacific Railroad (Former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway) east of Nevada

Nevada, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
68' deck plate girder and 68' through plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over East Indian Creek and Union Pacific Railroad (Former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway)

Significance:

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Keigley Branch between Story City and Gilbert

Story City, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Keigley Branch

Significance:

This large concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Rock Creek in Maxwell

Maxwell, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Story County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1912

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
50' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the South Skunk River on the east side of Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1949

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin; American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-110', 1-75' deck plate girder and 1-20' and 1-18' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Skunk River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Ioway Creek alongside 6th Street in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900; rebuilt c. 1960 using spans fabricated 1898

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Ioway Creek

Significance:

This stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed ditch on the west side of Nevada

Nevada, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1891 and 1900

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed ditch

Significance:

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Richards Creek on the east side of Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Richards Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over County Road E41 (Lincoln Highway) east of Nevada

Nevada, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road E41 (Lincoln Highway)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over West Indian Creek near 6th Street in Nevada

Nevada, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and 1920

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-75' and 2-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Indian Creek

Significance: