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Indian Creek Railroad Bridge #9

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

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Name Indian Creek Railroad Bridge #12
Built By Wabash Railroad
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By Private Owner
Length 65 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1912
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge is Abandoned)
Current Status Abandoned
Wabash Bridge Number 1314
Current Status In Use
Documentation Date October 2015 and May 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 12th Railroad Bridge across Indian Creek, which is channelized.
Built in 1912, the bridge consists of a single through girder span, set onto concrete substructures.
The property here is no longer owned by any railroad, and is instead owned by a nearby property owner.
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 #7.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition.

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 James Holzmeier via Wabash Railway Historical Society
Contractor Missing American Bridge Company plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele