Rockwell City once had a Illinois Central Railroad (IC) mainline, a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) secondary line, a Milwaukee Road branch line and a Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway branch line. Today, the former IC is owned by Canadian National Railway, while the remaining lines have been abandoned.
CN County D36 Bridge
CN County D36 Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA398.8)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over County Road D36 (Former US Highway 20) on the east edge of Rockwell City
Rockwell City, Calhoun County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1934
by
McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Zitterell-Mills Company of Webster City, Iowa
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
70' through plate girder and 4-14' concrete slabs
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over County Road D36 (Former US Highway 20)
Significance:
