This large deck plate girder bridge once carried a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa

Owner: City of Cedar Rapids

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1922

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
7-90' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cedar River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Short Creek alongside Iowa Highway 70 in Columbus Junction

Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa

Owner: Louisa County

Status: Abandoned

Built 1929 using secondhand spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Short Creek

Significance:

This attractive concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 1st Street in Newton

Newton, Jasper County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1920

by

Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-40' and 2-10' concrete encased beams

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over 1st Street

Significance:

This large through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 3rd Street and Iowa Street in Davenport

Davenport, Scott County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
140' subdivided Warren through truss and 2-15' steel stringers

Description:
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over 3rd Street and Iowa Street

Significance:

This large through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 4th Street and Pershing Avenue in Davenport

Davenport, Scott County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
140' subdivided Warren through truss and 2-15' steel stringers

Description:
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over 4th Street and Pershing Avenue

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Capitol Street in Iowa City

Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1925

by

Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-37' concrete encased beams

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Capitol Street

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the Cedar River in Moscow

Moscow, Muscatine County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-90', 8-78' and 2-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cedar River

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge crosses an unnamed branch of Lime Creek on the north side of Herington

Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
25' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed branch of Lime Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Wright County Ditch #3 southeast of Galt

Galt, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1921, Using Spans Fabricated 1901

by

Milliken Brothers of New York City, New York and Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wright County Ditch #3

Significance:

This deck girder and concrete skeleton abutment bridge crosses K-4 and Lime Creek in Herington

Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
90' concrete slab and concrete skeleton abutment

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kansas Highway 4 and Lime Creek

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge utilizes a concrete fascia to appear as a concrete arch

Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Vane Road

Significance: