This massive double deck through truss swing bridge carries the Keokuk Junction Railway and former US Route 136 over the Mississippi River

Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa to Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois

Owner: City of Keokuk

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Strobel Structural Steel Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Company

Design:
380' Pratt through truss swing span, Parker through truss, Pratt through truss and Warren deck truss

Description:
Double deck through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This large Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Des Moines River south of Keokuk

Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa to Alexandria, Clark County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-188', 1-174' and 4-147' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over the Skunk River alongside US Highway 61 between Wever and Burlington

Wever, Lee County, Iowa to Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910 and 2005

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-176' Pratt through trusses, 30' steel stringer and concrete modular girder

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Skunk River

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Penitentiary Creek in Fort Madison

Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1915

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
5-17' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Penitentiary Creek

Significance:

This Baltimore through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Sugar Creek near the former station of Viele

Viele, Lee County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
126' Baltimore through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Sugar Creek

Significance:

This historic Whipple through truss bridge carries 35th Street over a former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (now BNSF Railway) yard in Fort Madison

Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1930 using spans fabricated 1888 and c. 1890

by

Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Leavenworth, Kansas and Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
255' Whipple through truss, 80' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over BNSF Railway

Significance:

This through plate girder and concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Fork Creek in Fort Madison

Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
43' through plate girder and 5-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Through plate girder and concrete slab bridge over Fork Creek

Significance:

This massive Baltimore through truss swing bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway mainline and a roadway over the Mississippi River at Fort Madison

Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa to Niota, Hancock County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Union Bridge & Contracting Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
532' Baltimore through truss swing span, 4-270' Baltimore through truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Double deck Baltimore through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance: