Railroad Bridges in , Iowa


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RI Little Sioux River Bridge (Webb)

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RI Little Sioux River Bridge (Webb)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #4906)

This large double intersection Warren deck truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the Little Sioux River between Webb and Rossie

Webb, Clay County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
150' double intersection Warren deck truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Double intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

Regional

Humboldt Railroad Crossing

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Humboldt Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2543)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line in Humboldt

Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
76' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Three Rivers Trail (former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway)

Significance:

Local

Abandoned UP Cheslea Creek Bridge

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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:

Local

UP Bridge #65.94

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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:

Local

UP Bridge #238.89

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UP Bridge #238.89

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #791)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Mallard Avenue in Seney

Seney, Plymouth County, Iowa

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:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC W. Fork Des Moines River Bridge

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CPKC W. Fork Des Moines River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #R-628)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the West Fork Des Moines River west of Emmetsburg

Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-75' deck plate girders and concrete modular girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River

Significance:

Local

CPKC US-169 Bridge (Algona)

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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

Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa

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:

Local

Union Bridge Trail - Little Sioux River Bridge

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Union Bridge Trail - Little Sioux River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #T22.3)

This partially demolished historic Pratt through truss bridge carried the Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch across the Little Sioux River on the south side of Correctionville

Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa

Owner: Woodbury County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic; North Span and Approaches Replaced

Built 1887 and 1911 using a span fabricated 1881

by

Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York; Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-150', 1-123' Pratt through trusses and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

High

IC Little Sioux River Bridge #1

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IC Little Sioux River Bridge #1

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #T2.7)

This abandoned Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch over the Little Sioux River south of Cherokee

Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa

Owner: 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:

Regional

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