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BNSF Waubonsie Creek Bridge

Lost Through Plate Girder Bridge over Waubonsie Creek
Bartlett, Fremont County, Iowa

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Name BNSF Waubonsie Creek Bridge
Built By Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By BNSF Railway
Length 148 Feet Total, 60 Foot Main Span
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 5 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Girder and Concrete Slab
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1914
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge has been replaced)
Current Status Destroyed by Flooding
BNSF Bridge Number 164.78
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date October 2015


This standard girder and slab bridge crossed Waubonsie Creek south of Bartlett, near I-29.
The bridge was built to be standard, crossing little more than a ditch. It was constructed in 1914.
It was built with two spans of concrete slab on either side, and a through girder span.
Resting on concrete substructures, little had changed about this bridge since it was first constructed. However, the bridge was destroyed in flash flooding in March 2019.

The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design of the bridge.
The photo above is an overview. The bridge was accessed from County Highway L31.

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Build Date Estimated
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele