Railroad Bridges in , Iowa


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UP Unnamed Branch Buttrick Creek Culvert

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UP Unnamed Branch Buttrick Creek Culvert

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #724)

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of Buttrick Creek west of Grand Junction

Grand Junction, Greene County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1900

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed tributary of Buttrick Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Buttermilk Creek Bridge

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UP Buttermilk Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #135.92)

This large and attractive stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad line over Buttermilk Creek in Goldfield

Goldfield, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Buttermilk Creek

Significance:

Moderate

UP L Street Bridge

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UP L Street Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #C374.40)

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over L Street in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1964

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
46' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over L Street

Significance:

Minimal

Three Rivers Trail - IA-3 Bridge

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Three Rivers Trail - IA-3 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2543 1/2)

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Iowa Highway 3 in Humboldt

Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1956

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Iowa Highway 3

Significance:

Minimal

UP Bridge #219.97

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UP Bridge #219.97

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #752)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Hospers Drive south of Hospers

Hospers, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
24' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #65.94

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UP Bridge #65.94

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Culvert #2016)

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 4 north of Wallingford

Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1888

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Raccoon River Valley Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge (Adel)

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Raccoon River Valley Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge (Adel)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-38)

This Pratt pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the North Raccoon River in Adel

Adel, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Dallas County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1944 using spans fabricated 1899 and c. 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-113' Pratt pony trusses, 1-45' deck plate girder and 158' prefabricated pedestrian truss span

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over North Raccoon River

Significance:

Moderate

220th Street Overpass

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220th Street Overpass

This historic double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries 220th Street (County Road P33) over a Union Pacific Railroad (former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway) line north of Moorland

Moorland, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1921 using a span fabricated 1889

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
74' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway)

Significance:

High

Three Rivers Trail - Crooked Creek Bridge

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Three Rivers Trail - Crooked Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2586)

This large stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Crooked Creek on the east side of Rolfe

Rolfe, Pocahontas County, Iowa

Owner: Pocahontas County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Crooked Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Yankee Avenue Bridge

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CN Yankee Avenue Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA414.11)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Yankee Avenue north of Auburn

Auburn, Sac County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Illinois Central Railroad Company Forces

Design:
24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Yankee Avenue

Significance:

Local