Railroad Bridges in , Iowa


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IC 7th Street Bridge

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IC 7th Street Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W324.77N)

This abandoned deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad yard lead over 7th Street near Kenyon Road in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: City of Fort Dodge

Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed

Built 1919 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-49' deck plate girder, 1-21' and 1-18' steel stringers and timber pile trestle

Description:
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over 7th Street

Significance:

Local

Rock Rapids Trail Bridge

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Rock Rapids Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2834)

This large through and deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway (Rock Island) Sioux Falls Branch over the Rock River in Rock Rapids

Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa

Owner: City of Rock Rapids

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1898, 1900 and 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
1-80' and 2-78' through plate girders and 7-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Rock River

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #H88.47

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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

Belmond, Wright County, Iowa

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:

Local

UP Bridge #1.27

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UP Bridge #1.27

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #379.12)

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carried a former Chicago Great Western Railway line over an unnamed creek near Moorland

Moorland, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1927 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
28' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Manning Railroad Bridge

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Manning Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1334)

This historic through truss and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the West Nishnabotna River and Railroad Street in Manning

Manning, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
125' Pratt through truss, 9 deck plate girders and 2-52' concrete arch skeleton abutments

Description:
Pratt through truss and deck plate girder bridge over West Nishnabotna River and Railroad Street

Significance:

Regional

Mason City Highline Trail - 13th Street Bridge

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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

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Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
3 span steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 13th Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #2

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BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #2

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1448)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Mosquito Creek alongside Iowa Highway 191 southwest of Earling

Earling, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1929 and 1942

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
100' through plate girder and 6-17' timber stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Des Moines River Bridge

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CN Des Moines River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W376.0)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the Des Moines River on the north side of Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1965 and 1999

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
4-99' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

Minimal

Three Rivers Trail - IA-3 Bridge

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Three Rivers Trail - IA-3 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2543 1/2)

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Iowa Highway 3 in Humboldt

Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1956

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Iowa Highway 3

Significance:

Minimal

Raccoon River Valley Trail - Bay Branch Bridge

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Raccoon River Valley Trail - Bay Branch Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-108)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Bay Branch on the east side of Panora

Panora, Guthrie County, Iowa

Owner: Guthrie County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1944 using a span fabricated 1897

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
55' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Bay Branch

Significance:

Local