Railroad Bridges in Sioux County, Iowa
Sioux County is located in northwest Iowa. The largest city is Sioux Center, while the seat is Orange City.
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DAIR Sixmile Creek Bridge
DAIR Sixmile Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-546)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Sixmile Creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 south of Hawarden
Owner: D&I Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1936 using a span fabricated 1894
by
American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
63' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sixmile Creek
Significance:
Kiwanis Bridge
Kiwanis Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #R-780)
This large Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Rock River in Rock Valley
Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa
Owner: City of Rock Valley
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1930 using spans fabricated 1897
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-140' Pratt through trusses and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River
Significance:
UP Bridge #223.35
UP Bridge #223.35
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #759)
This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Alton
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:
24' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #232.93
UP Bridge #232.93
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #778 1/2)
This through plate girder bridge once carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over a former alignment of 500th Street alongside Iowa Highway 60 near Carnes
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Filled In
Built 1907
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
30' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over former alignment of 500th Street
Significance:
Hawarden Railroad Bridge (South)
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Hawarden Railroad Bridge (South)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2601)
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Big Sioux River near 10th Street in Hawarden
Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa to Alcester, Union County, South Dakota
Owner: D&I Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1904 and 1913
by
Unknown and American Bridge Company (Lassig Plant)
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
1-145', 2-144' quadrangular lattice through trusses and 13-50' deck plate girders
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River
Significance:
UP Bridge #229.04
UP Bridge #229.04
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #775)
This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside 3rd Avenue south of Alton
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:
20' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #233.04
UP Bridge #233.04
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #779)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 south of Carnes
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1909
by
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
60' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #233.38
UP Bridge #233.38
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #780)
This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 south of Carnes
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
20' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
BNSF W. Branch Floyd River Bridge
BNSF W. Branch Floyd River Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #186.2)
This through plate girder bridge once carried a former Great Northern Railway mainline across the West Branch Floyd River between Sioux Center and Maurice
Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1944 using spans fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-60' and 2-40' through plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Branch Floyd River
Significance:
UP Bridge #228.45
UP Bridge #228.45
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #770)
This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek south of Alton
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
6' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance: