Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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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:
Three Rivers Trail - 1st Avenue Bridge
Three Rivers Trail - 1st Avenue Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2540)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over 1st Avenue in 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:
50' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 1st Avenue
Significance:
CPKC W. Fork Des Moines River Bridge
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:
IAIS S. Fork Middle River Bridge
IAIS S. Fork Middle River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4128)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the South Fork Middle River between Casey and Adair
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1899
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
2-57' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Fork Middle River
Significance:
T-Bone Trail - East Nishnabotna River Bridge
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
Owner: Audubon County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1940 using spans fabricated c. 1900
by
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:
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:
UP Bridge #62.87
UP Bridge #62.87
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Culvert #1986)
This small stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 4 south of Wallingford
Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1888
by
Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
12' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
IAIS 490th Street Bridge
IAIS 490th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4526)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 490th Street east of Hancock
Hancock, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1951-52
by
American Bridge Company of New York; Unknown and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
1-45' and 2-35' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 490th Street
Significance:
BNSF Eagle Avenue Bridge
BNSF Eagle Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1326)
This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Eagle Avenue east of Manning
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
20' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Eagle Avenue
Significance:
CN E. Branch Iowa River Bridge (Belmond)
CN E. Branch Iowa River Bridge (Belmond)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1293)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the East Branch Iowa River north of Belmond
Owner: North Central Iowa Rail Corridor
Status: In Use
Built 1900
by
Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
6-50' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Branch Iowa River
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