Random Bridges
BNSF English Creek Bridge (East)
BNSF English Creek Bridge (East)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #25.42)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad branch line over English Creek near 195th Place west of Harvey
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1939 using spans fabricated 1892 and c. 1900; approaches replaced 2001 and 2020
by
Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
76' through plate girder, 21' steel stringer, concrete modular girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over English Creek
Significance:
BNSF English Creek Bridge (Middle)
BNSF English Creek Bridge (Middle)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #25.60)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad branch line over English Creek near 195th Place west of Harvey
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1916 using a span fabricated 1898
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
90' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over English Creek
Significance:
Wabash Bridge
Wabash Bridge
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #2891)
This historic Pratt through truss bridge once carried a Wabash Railroad branch line over the Des Moines River south of Pella
Owner: Marion County
Status: Removed but not replaced
Built 1923-24 using spans fabricated 1888 and 1892; Approaches Reconstructed 1970
by
Pencoyd Iron Works (A&P Roberts Company) of Pencyod, Pennnsylvania; H.S. Hopkins & Company of St. Louis, Missouri and Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
1-154' and 2-152' Pratt through trusses and 2-52' steel stringers
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River
Significance: