Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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UP Oak Street Bridge (Algona)
UP Oak Street Bridge (Algona)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #793)
This standard steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Oak Street in Algona
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
24' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Oak Street
Significance:
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2539
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2539
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed creek on the south side of Dakota City
Dakota City, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1882
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
5' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
CPKC US-169 Bridge (Algona)
CPKC US-169 Bridge (Algona)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #R-578 1/2)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over US Highway 169 (Jones Street) in Algona
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1954
by
Unknown and Amos Melberg Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
for
Iowa State Highway Commission and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
1-55', 1-45' and 1-40' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over US Highway 169 (Jones Street)
Significance:
Mason City Highline Trail - 13th Street Bridge
Mason City Highline Trail - 13th Street Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #66)
This steel stringer bridge once carried several tracks across 13th Street
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Owner: City of Mason City
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1946
by
Unknown and L.M. Feller of Rochester, Minnesota
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
3 span steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 13th Street
Significance:
IC Little Sioux River Bridge #2
IC Little Sioux River Bridge #2
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #T5.5)
This abandoned Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch over the Little Sioux River north of Quimby
Owner: Cherokee County/Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1887
by
Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
150' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River
Significance:
UP Bridge #232.93
UP Bridge #232.93
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #778 1/2)
This through plate girder bridge once carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over a former alignment of 500th Street alongside Iowa Highway 60 near Carnes
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Filled In
Built 1907
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
30' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over former alignment of 500th Street
Significance:
UP IA-4 Bridge
UP IA-4 Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #206.32)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Iowa Highway 4 (9th Street) in Estherville
Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1933
by
Unknown and Snyder and Johnson of Humboldt, Iowa
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
44' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Iowa Highway 4 (9th Street)
Significance:
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Culvert #233.05
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Culvert #233.05
This small concrete railtop box culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line over an unnamed creek east of Lake Park
Lake Park, Dickinson County, Iowa
Owner: Dickinson County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1902
by
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
10'x9' concrete railtop box culvert
Description:
Concrete railtop box culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
Three Rivers Trail - E. Fork Des Moines River Bridge
Three Rivers Trail - E. Fork Des Moines River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2535)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the East Fork Des Moines River south of Dakota City
Dakota City, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1902
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
4-73' and 1-40' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Des Moines River
Significance:
Abandoned UP Cheslea Creek Bridge
Abandoned UP Cheslea Creek Bridge
This steel stringer bridge crosses Cheslea Creek along County Road S42
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Owner: Cerro Gordo County
Status: Abandoned
Built ca. 1930
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
Steel and timber stringer
Description:
Steel and timber stringer bridge over Cheslea Creek
Significance: