Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Culvert #233.05
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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:

Local

C&NW Honey Creek Bridge #8
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C&NW Honey Creek Bridge #8

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #637)

This deck plate girder bridge was the eighth and final crossing of Honey Creek on the original Chicago & North Western Railway mainline through Moingona

Moingona, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: United States of America

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
79' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Honey Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS I-80 Bridge
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IAIS I-80 Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3918)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Interstate 80 east of Dexter

Dexter, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1960

by

Unknown and Brogan Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-69', 1-66', 1-54' and 1-52' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 80

Significance:

Minimal

UP Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs, South)
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UP Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs, South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1095-A)

This through plate girder bridge is the southern of two parallel structures carrying a former Chicago & North Western Railway spur over Indian Creek at 12th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Koss Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Tarkio River Bridge (Stanton)
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BNSF Tarkio River Bridge (Stanton)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #435.89)

This large deck plate girder viaduct carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over the Tarkio River in Stanton

Stanton, Montgomery County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902 and c. 1970 using spans fabricated c. 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-80', 1-75' and 4-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Tarkio River

Significance:

Local

UP County Ditch #94 Bridge
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UP County Ditch #94 Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1971)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Emmet County Ditch #94 alongside Iowa Highway 4 between Wallingford and Graettinger

Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Emmet County Ditch #94

Significance:

Local

J Avenue Overpass
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J Avenue Overpass

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #620)

This historic double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries J Avenue over a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline east of Ogden

Ogden, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1900 using a span fabricated c. 1882

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
75' double intersection Warren pony truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

High

305th Street Overpass
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305th Street Overpass

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1282 1/2)

This through plate girder overpass carries 305th Street over a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline on the east side of Dedham

Dedham, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1914 using a span fabricated 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
63' through plate girder and 1-36' and 2-32' concrete beams

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway

Significance:

Moderate

CN Camp Creek Bridge (Yetter)
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CN Camp Creek Bridge (Yetter)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA410.4)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Camp Creek east of Yetter

Yetter, Calhoun County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
90' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Camp Creek

Significance:

Local

UP McCandless Cleghorn Ditch Bridge
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UP McCandless Cleghorn Ditch Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #543)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over McCandless Cleghorn Ditch alongside County Road K45 in Whiting

Whiting, Monona County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and 1913

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over McCandless Cleghorn Ditch

Significance:

Local