Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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BNSF IA-25 Bridge (Creston)
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BNSF IA-25 Bridge (Creston)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #393.66)
This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Iowa Highway 25 in Creston
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1936
by
Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa and Snyder and Johnson of Humboldt, Iowa
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
39' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Iowa Highway 25
Significance:
High Line Trail - 13th Street Bridge
High Line Trail - 13th Street Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #66)
This steel stringer bridge once carried several tracks across 13th Street
Owner: City of Mason City
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1946
by
Unknown and L.M. Feller of Rochester, Minnesota
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
3 span steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 13th Street
Significance:
Balfour (272nd Street) Overpass
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Balfour (272nd Street) Overpass
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #467.17)
This through plate girder overpass carries 272nd Street over a BNSF Railway (former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad) mainline near the former station of Balfour
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built 1952 using a span fabricated c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
45' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder overpass over BNSF Railway (former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad)
Significance:
Chichaqua Valley Trail - Ditch 38 Bridge
Chichaqua Valley Trail - Ditch 38 Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Bridge #K239.39)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over Polk County Ditch #38 between Santiago and Valeria
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1940
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Polk County Ditch #38
Significance:
UP 3rd Street Bridge (Nevada)
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UP 3rd Street Bridge (Nevada)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #539 1/2)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over County Road S14 (3rd Street) on the west side of Nevada
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1936
by
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa and John P. Abrahamson Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
28' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over County Road S14 (3rd Street)
Significance:
RI Fourmile Creek Bridge
RI Fourmile Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3603)
This deck plate girder bridge is the southern of two similar bridges carrying a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Fourmile Creek on the east side of Des Moines
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: Abandoned
Built c. 1905
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
5-44' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fourmile Creek
Significance:
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Silver Creek Bridge
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Silver Creek Bridge
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1252)
This historic Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Silver Creek between Malvern and Silver City
Silver City, Mills County, Iowa
Owner: Mills County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1923 using a span fabricated 1892; approaches rebuilt 1934
by
Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Company (A&P Roberts Company) of Pencyod, Pennnsylvania and Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
129' Pratt through truss and 1-24' and 8-20' steel stringers
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Silver Creek
Significance:
IAIS 420th Street Bridge
IAIS 420th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4603)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 420th Street west of Hancock
Hancock, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1952 using spans fabricated 1899
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York; Unknown and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
1-65' and 2-44' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 420th Street
Significance:
BNSF Jade Avenue Bridge
BNSF Jade Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1306)
This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Jade Avenue east of Templeton
Templeton, Carroll 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 Jade Avenue
Significance:
Gotch Park Trail Bridge
Gotch Park Trail Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #136)
This attractive Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over the East Fork Des Moines River in Frank Gotch State Park south of Humboldt
Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1901
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
159' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River
Significance:
