Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

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

DAIR Dry Creek Bridge (East)
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DAIR Dry Creek Bridge (East)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-783)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Dry Creek Diversion Channel in Hawarden

Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: City of Hawarden

Status: Abandoned

Built 1962

by

Paxton-Vierling Steel Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Dry Creek

Significance:

Minimal

CPKC Beaver Creek Bridge (Plymouth)
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CPKC Beaver Creek Bridge (Plymouth)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-546)

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses Beaver Creek next to Broad Street

, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1898

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
65' Type B2 deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Beaver Creek

Significance:

Local

Charley Western Trail Bridge
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Charley Western Trail Bridge

This large concrete arch bridge crossed the Cedar River until a collapsing arch required the removal of the bridge

Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa

Owner: City of Charles City (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1910

by

Railroad Forces

for

Charles City & Western Railway

Design:
4 span closed spandrel concrete arch

Description:
Closed spandrel concrete arch bridge over Cedar River

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Bridge #440.05
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BNSF Bridge #440.05

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1454)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 191 between Earling and Panama

Panama, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Iowa Great Lakes Trail - Little Ocheyedan River Bridge
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Iowa Great Lakes Trail - Little Ocheyedan River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2515)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line over the Little Ocheyedan River in Allendorf

Allendorf, Osceola County, Iowa

Owner: Osceola County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
2-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Ocheyedan River

Significance:

Local

IAIS Bulger Creek Bridge (East)
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IAIS Bulger Creek Bridge (East)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3785)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad mainline over Bulger Creek between Van Meter and De Soto

De Soto, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-55' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Bulger Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF US-18 Bridge (Hull)
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BNSF US-18 Bridge (Hull)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #171.7)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over US Highway 18 west of Hull

Hull, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

Unknown and Bonesteel & Hyde of Watertown, South Dakota

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-40' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 18

Significance:

Local

RI Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs, North)
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RI Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs, North)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #5000B)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway (Rock Island) yard lead over Indian Creek at 12th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Kerns Construction Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
52' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Wolf Creek Bridge (Le Mars)
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UP Wolf Creek Bridge (Le Mars)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #797)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Wolf Creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Le Mars

Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek

Significance:

Local