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Indian Creek Railroad Bridge #1

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

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Name Indian Creek Railroad Bridge #1
Built By Chicago & North Western Railway
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Union Pacific Railroad
Length 57 Feet (West Span), 82 Feet (East Span)
Width 2 Tracks
Height Above Ground 15 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built Ca. 1915 and 1998
Traffic Count 30 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
C&NW Bridge Number 1090
UP Bridge Number 350.71
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date February and May 2017


Located along at 11th Street and Avenue A in Council Bluffs, this through girder bridge is the first crossing of Indian Creek.
Prior to 1998, this bridge had five tracks. However, due to downsizing, three tracks were replaced with a new through girder bridge.
The remaining track is a through girder bridge, set onto concrete substructures. It appears that it was built around 1915.
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 #33, #34 and #35. Bridges 34 and 35 were later removed.
Overall, this 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 an overview of the 1910s span.

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