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Storm Lake Rail Crossing

Through Plate Girder Bridge over Abandoned Milwaukee Road Railroad
Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa

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Name Storm Lake Rail Crossing
Built By Illinois Central Railroad
Contractor American Bridge Works of Chicago
Currently Owned By Canadian National Railway
Length 33 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 20 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1900
Traffic Count 2 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
CN Bridge Number 427.1
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date April 2018


Located in Storm Lake, this small through girder bridge carries the Canadian National over a former railroad.
Built in 1900, this bridge features a single through girder, set onto concrete abutments. It was constructed to cross a former Milwaukee Road branch line, which was later abandoned.
This type of girder is standard on the Illinois Central lines in Iowa.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in fair condition. Some spalling on the substructures is becoming an issue.

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

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Build Date 1973 Illinois Central Track Profile
Builder Illinois Central Bridge Notes at the National Archives; College Park, Maryland
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele