, Iowa

Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

UP East Beaver Creek Bridge (Ogden)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #703)

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over East Beaver Creek on the west side of Ogden

Ogden, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over East Beaver Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Otter Creek Bridge (Deloit)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA443.1)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Otter Creek southwest of Deloit

Deloit, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1954 using a span fabricated c. 1900

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
45' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Otter Creek

Significance:

Local

T-Bone Trail - East Nishnabotna River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4555)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) branch line over the East Nishnabotna River along US Highway 71 in Exira

Exira, Audubon County, Iowa

Owner: Audubon County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940 using spans fabricated c. 1900

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-44' and 1-27' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Nishnabotna River

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #237.51

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #790)

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 Seney

Seney, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

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

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Robin Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1280)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Robin Avenue east of Dedham

Dedham, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Robin Avenue

Significance:

Local

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

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
12' concrete arch

Description:
Collapsed concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Forest City Railroad Crossing

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1564)

This unique through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line in Forest City

Forest City, Hancock County, Iowa

Owner: North Central Iowa Rail Corridor

Status: In Use

Built 1903

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
37' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway

Significance:

Local