Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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UP Bridge #203.91
UP Bridge #203.91
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #721)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 south of Ashton
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
50' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
BNSF W. Branch Floyd River Bridge
BNSF W. Branch Floyd River Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #186.2)
This through plate girder bridge once carried a former Great Northern Railway mainline across the West Branch Floyd River between Sioux Center and Maurice
Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1944 using spans fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-60' and 2-40' through plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Branch Floyd River
Significance:
Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #H88.47
Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #H88.47
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #169.47)
This stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway line over an unnamed creek north of Belmond
Owner: Wright County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
6' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
UP Five Island Lake Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1854)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Five Island Lake in Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1949
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Five Island Lake
Significance:
UP County Road B30 Bridge
UP County Road B30 Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #809 1/2)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over County Road B30 (250th Street) north of Algona
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1940
by
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over County Road B30 (250th Street)
Significance:
Mason City Highline Trail - Elm Drive Bridge
Mason City Highline Trail - Elm Drive Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #67)
This through plate girder bridge was built by the Phoenix Bridge Company
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Owner: City of Mason City
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1902
by
Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
for
Iowa Central Railroad
Design:
65' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Elm Drive
Significance:
BNSF Bridge #175.80
BNSF Bridge #175.80
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #175.8)
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over an unnamed creek near 350th Street north of Sioux Center
Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
8' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #65.94
UP Bridge #65.94
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Culvert #2016)
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 4 north of Wallingford
Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1888
by
Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
6' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
IC Little Sioux River Bridge #3
IC Little Sioux River Bridge #3
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #T18.5)
This abandoned Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch over the Little Sioux River north of Correctionville
Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa
Owner: Woodbury County
Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed
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 #234.31
UP Bridge #234.31
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #784)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 between Seney and Carnes
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
50' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek
Significance: