New Sharon once had a Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL) mainline and a M&StL branch line. Today, Union Pacific Railroad owns the former mainline, and the branch line has been abandoned.
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UP 160th Street Bridge
UP 160th Street Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #476)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over 160th Street south of New Sharon
New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1940
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
20' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over 160th Street
Significance:
UP North Skunk River Bridge (New Sharon)
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UP North Skunk River Bridge (New Sharon)
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #452)
This unusual Schaub variant through truss bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over the North Skunk River alongside Iowa Highway 146 north of New Sharon
New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa to Searsboro, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and George Cook of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Iowa Central Railway
Design:
138' Schaub variant through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Schaub variant through truss bridge over North Skunk River
Significance:
UP Old 135th Street Bridge
UP Old 135th Street Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #289.61)
This concrete arch bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over a former alignment of 135th Street in New Sharon
New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
George Cook of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Iowa Central Railway
Design:
14' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over former alignment of 135th Street
Significance: