Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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IC 7th Street Bridge
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:
Rock Rapids Trail Bridge
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:
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 Bridge #1.27
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:
Manning Railroad Bridge
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
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:
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:
BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #2
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
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:
CN Des Moines River Bridge
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:
Three Rivers Trail - IA-3 Bridge
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:
Raccoon River Valley Trail - Bay Branch Bridge
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
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
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