Victor once had a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline and a Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) branch line. Today, Iowa Interstate Railroad operates the former Rock Island, while the C&NW has been abandoned.

Random Bridges

C&NW Rock Creek Tributary Bridge

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C&NW Rock Creek Tributary Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1660)

This long abandoned concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway branch line over an unnamed tributary of Rock Creek between Hartwick and Carnforth, northwest of Victor

Victor, Poweshiek County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned, Used As a Field Access

Built 1916

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Abandoned concrete arch bridge over unnamed tributary of Rock Creek

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Local

IAIS Cub Creek Bridge (Carnforth)

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IAIS Cub Creek Bridge (Carnforth)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2822)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Cub Creek near 230th Street between Victor and Brooklyn

Victor, Poweshiek County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1892, Approaches Reconstructed c. 1920

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-52' deck plate girder and 2-33' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cub Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Little Bear Creek Bridge (Carnforth)

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IAIS Little Bear Creek Bridge (Carnforth)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2839)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Little Bear Creek near 385th Avenue between Victor and Brooklyn

Victor, Poweshiek County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1892

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
5-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Bear Creek

Significance:

Local