Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

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

RI Dry Branch Creek Bridge #5
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RI Dry Branch Creek Bridge #5

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #43)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) secondary line over Dry Run Branch along Y Camp Road north of Burlington

Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1898

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
2-55' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dry Run Branch

Significance:

Local

Chichaqua Valley Trail - Ditch 38 Bridge
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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

Santiago, Polk County, Iowa

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:

Minimal

BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)
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BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #170.3)

This steel stringer bridge is the southern of two bridges carrying a former Great Northern Railway mainline over US Highway 75 northwest of Hull

Hull, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-36' and 2-30' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 75

Significance:

Local

BNSF N Avenue Bridge
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BNSF N Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #436.11)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over N Avenue (County Road H42) west of Stanton

Stanton, Montgomery County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902 and c. 2000

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
26' deck plate girder (south track) and 26' concrete modular girder (north track)

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over N Avenue (County Road H42)

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bridge #399.22
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BNSF Bridge #399.22

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #399.22)

This brick lined concrete arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek along County Road H33 west of Cromwell

Cromwell, Adams County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
7' brick lined concrete arch culvert

Description:
Brick lined concrete arch over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago Great Western Bridge Culvert #K136.75
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Chicago Great Western Bridge Culvert #K136.75

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #F383)

This partially collapsed concrete arch carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek southwest of Benton

Benton, Ringgold County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned and Partially Collapsed

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
12' concrete arch

Description:
Collapsed concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Pony Creek Bridge (Pacific Junction, North)
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BNSF Pony Creek Bridge (Pacific Junction, North)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #476.20)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Pony Creek alongside County Road L31 north of Pacific Junction

Pacific Junction, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
80' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Pony Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #258.57
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UP Bridge #258.57

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #797)

This stone arch culvert and concrete box culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek in Carroll

Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1889, 1896, 1910 and c. 1950

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert (south tracks), 12' concrete encased beam (middle tracks), 12' concrete box culvert (north tracks)

Description:
Stone arch and concrete box culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP South Skunk River Bridge (Ames)
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UP South Skunk River Bridge (Ames)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #558)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the South Skunk River on the east side of Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1949

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin; American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-110', 1-75' deck plate girder and 1-20' and 1-18' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Skunk River

Significance:

Local