Railroad Bridges in Crawford County, Iowa
Crawford County is located in west central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Denison.
Random Bridges
BNSF 340th Street Bridge
BNSF 340th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1358)
This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 340th Street northeast of Manilla
Manilla, Crawford County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
20' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 340th Street
Significance:
UP Boyer River Bridge #2
UP Boyer River Bridge #2
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #886)
This large Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Boyer River alongside US Highway 30 near Dow City
Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1948
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Condon-Cunningham Company of Omaha, Nebraska
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
190' Warren through truss and 2-48' steel stringers
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Boyer River
Significance:
UP Willow Creek Bridge (Arion)
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UP Willow Creek Bridge (Arion)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #878)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Willow Creek alongside US Highway 30 between Arion and Denison
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
60' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Willow Creek
Significance:
CN Otter Creek Bridge (Deloit)
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CN Otter Creek Bridge (Deloit)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA443.1)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Otter Creek southwest of Deloit
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1954 using a span fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
45' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Otter Creek
Significance:
BNSF Old 380th Street Bridge
BNSF Old 380th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1350)
This filled in concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over a former alignment of 380th Street (County Road M64)
Aspinwall, Crawford County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Filled In
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
20' concrete slab
Description:
Filled in concrete slab bridge over former alignment of 380th Street (County Road M64)
Significance:
UP East Boyer River Bridge
UP East Boyer River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #869)
This unique triple tracked quadrangular lattice through truss bridge once carried a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the East Boyer River in Denison
Denison, Crawford County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
120' quadrangular lattice through truss and 50' through plate girder
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over East Boyer River
Significance:
CN Boyer River Bridge #5
CN Boyer River Bridge #5
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W452.2)
This Pratt through truss bridge and through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the Boyer River alongside US Highway 30 southwest of Denison
Denison, Crawford County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1899 and 1948 using a span fabricated 1899
by
American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
127' Pratt through truss, 2-45' through plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge and through plate girder bridge over Boyer River
Significance:
CN North Grove Creek Bridge
CN North Grove Creek Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA462.4)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over North Grove Creek alongside US Highway 30 between Dow City and Dunlap
Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1951 using a span fabricated 1911
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
50' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Grove Creek
Significance:
CN Willow Creek Bridge (Arion)
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CN Willow Creek Bridge (Arion)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA453.8)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over an unnamed alongside US Highway 30 and Lincoln Way between Denison and Arion
Denison, Crawford County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1920 using spans fabricated c. 1895
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
2-35' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek
Significance:
UP Boyer River Bridge #1
UP Boyer River Bridge #1
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #876)
This large Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Boyer River alongside US Highway 30 between Arion and Denison
Denison, Crawford County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1948
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Condon-Cunningham Company of Omaha, Nebraska
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
175' Warren through truss and 2-48' steel stringers
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Boyer River
Significance: