Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

UP Polecat Creek Bridge
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UP Polecat Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #605)

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Polecat Creek west of Boone

Boone, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Polecat Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Otter Creek Bridge (Ashton)
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UP Otter Creek Bridge (Ashton)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #718)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Otter Creek south of Ashton

Ashton, Osceola County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
3-65' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Otter Creek

Significance:

Local

UP West Beaver Creek Bridge
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UP West Beaver Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #719)

This through plate girder bridge carried a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across West Beaver Creek along US Highway 30 on the east side of Grand Junction

Grand Junction, Greene County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1901

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Beaver Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #224.30
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UP Bridge #224.30

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #761)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Alton

Alton, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
24' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS I-80 Bridge
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IAIS I-80 Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3918)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Interstate 80 east of Dexter

Dexter, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1960

by

Unknown and Brogan Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-69', 1-66', 1-54' and 1-52' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 80

Significance:

Minimal

UP Boone River Bridge (Renwick)
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UP Boone River Bridge (Renwick)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #723)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River southeast of Renwick

Renwick, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-45' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boone River

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #430.0
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CN Bridge #430.0

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA430.0)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over an unnamed creek along Jackson Avenue southwest of Wall Lake and Carnarvon

Carnarvon, Sac County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
91' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

T-Bone Trail - Sifford Creek Bridge
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T-Bone Trail - Sifford Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4530)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) branch line over Sifford Creek along US Highway 71 south of Exira

Exira, Audubon County, Iowa

Owner: Audubon County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
28' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sifford Creek

Significance:

Local

Linwood Cemetery Stone Arch Bridge
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Linwood Cemetery Stone Arch Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #609)

This stone arch bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over Honey Creek at Linwood Cemetery in Boone

Boone, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: City of Boone

Status: Abandoned

Built 1879

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Honey Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Neola Creek Bridge (East)
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BNSF Neola Creek Bridge (East)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Neola Creek in Neola

Neola, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Neola Creek

Significance:

Local