Le Mars once had a Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline, an Illinois Central Railroad (IC) mainline and a Great Northern Railway (GN) mainline. Today, the former Omaha Road is operated by Union Pacific Railroad; the former IC is operated by Canadian National Railway; and the former GN is operated by BNSF Railway.
Random Bridges
UP Bridge #241.38
UP Bridge #241.38
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #798)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Le Mars
Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
30' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
UP Willow Creek Bridge (Le Mars)
/112878.JPG)
UP Willow Creek Bridge (Le Mars)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #801)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Willow Creek on the north side of of Le Mars
Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1938 using a span fabricated c. 1915
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
60' through plate girder and concrete modular girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Willow Creek
Significance:
UP Wolf Creek Bridge (Le Mars)
/112932.JPG)
UP Wolf Creek Bridge (Le Mars)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #797)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Wolf Creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Le Mars
Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
60' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek
Significance: