Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

CN Des Moines River Bridge
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CN Des Moines River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W376.0)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the Des Moines River on the north side of Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1965 and 1999

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
4-99' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF Waubonsie Creek Bridge (Bartlett)
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BNSF Waubonsie Creek Bridge (Bartlett)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #164.73)

This through plate girder bridge carried a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Waubonsie Creek south of Bartlett

Bartlett, Fremont County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1914

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder and 4-20' concrete slabs

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Waubonsie Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Ioway Creek Bridge
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UP Ioway Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #563)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Ioway Creek alongside 6th Street in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900; rebuilt c. 1960 using spans fabricated 1898

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Ioway Creek

Significance:

Local

Algona Railroad Crossing
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Algona Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #794)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line in Algona

Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
120' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over CPKC (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad)

Significance:

Moderate

CN Boone River Bridge
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CN Boone River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W354.8)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the Boone River on the north side of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-79', 3-69', 1-68' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boone River

Significance:

Local

Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Keg Creek Bridge
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Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Keg Creek Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1273)

This deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Keg Creek near Brothers Avenue in Mineola

Mineola, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: Mills County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
41' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Keg Creek

Significance:

Local

Bass Point Creek High Bridge
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Bass Point Creek High Bridge

This tall deck plate girder viaduct carries a former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad line over Bass Point Creek north of Boone

Boone, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Albert W. Merrick of Boone, Iowa

for

Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway

Design:
6-80', 1-48' and 8-32' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Bass Point Creek

Significance:

Regional

CN East Cedar Creek Bridge (Knierim)
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CN East Cedar Creek Bridge (Knierim)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W389.5)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over East Cedar Creek east of Knierim

Knierim, Calhoun County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
62' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over East Cedar Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Grand River Bridge (Thayer)
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BNSF Grand River Bridge (Thayer)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #379.51)

This Pratt deck truss bridge once carried a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over the Grand River near the former station of Talmage

Thayer, Union County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1901 using a span fabricated 1890, lengthened 1914

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
150' Pratt deck truss and 2-105' and 2-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Grand River

Significance:

Regional

DAIR Bridge #T-512 1/2
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DAIR Bridge #T-512 1/2

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-512 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 in Akron

Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1947 using spans fabricated 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
30' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local