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Indian Creek Railroad Bridge #11

Abandoned Through Girder Bridge over Indian Creek
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

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Name Indian Creek Railroad Bridge #11
Built By Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Contractor Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
Currently Owned By Iowa Interstate Railroad
Length 47 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1900
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge is Abandoned)
Current Status Abandoned
MILW Bridge Number Z-1608
Current Status In Use
Documentation Date October 2015 and February 2017


This standard Through Girder bridge crosses Indian Creek in a very industrialized area of Council Bluffs, along with many other railroad bridges.
It is the 11th Railroad Bridge across Indian Creek, which is channelized. It sits at the end of the former Milwaukee Road yard.
Built in 1900, the bridge consists of a single through girder span, set onto concrete substructures.
It is believed that IAIS still owns this property, although it is no longer active.
The bridge also sits next to the IAIS Bridge, which is located to the north.
When the creek was channelized in the late 1930s, all bridges were assigned a number from south to north. As a result, city plans consider this to be bridge #8.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition. The southernmost track on this bridge was removed at an unknown date.

The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is looking west across the bridge.

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Build Date Stamp
Contractor Missing Lassig Bridge & Iron Works plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele