Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

BNSF Elkhorn Creek Culvert (Manilla)
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BNSF Elkhorn Creek Culvert (Manilla)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1360)

This small concrete arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Elkhorn Creek near 340th Street northeast of Manilla

Manilla, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

for

Design:
10' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over Elkhorn Creek

Significance:

Local

High Line Trail - 13th Street Bridge
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High Line Trail - 13th Street Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #66)

This steel stringer bridge once carried several tracks across 13th Street

, 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:

Local

UP Bridge #241.38
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UP Bridge #241.38

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #798)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Le Mars

Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP White Breast Creek Bridge
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UP White Breast Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #435)

This massive deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over White Breast Creek north of Melcher-Dalas

Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912; Approaches reconstructed 2022

by

American Bridge Company of New York and J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
110' deck plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over White Breast Creek

Significance:

Local

UP 475th Avenue Bridge
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UP 475th Avenue Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #427)

This steel stringer and timber stringer bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over 475th Avenue north of Searsboro

Searsboro, Poweshiek County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1980 using a span fabricated 1940

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
30' steel stringer and 4-15' timber stringer

Description:
Steel stringer and timber stringer bridge over 475th Avenue

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF Fork Creek Bridge
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BNSF Fork Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #202.74)

This through plate girder and concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Fork Creek in Fort Madison

Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
43' through plate girder and 5-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Through plate girder and concrete slab bridge over Fork Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Linn Street Bridge
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UP Linn Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #599 1/2)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Linn Street in Boone

Boone, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
35' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Linn Street

Significance:

Local

Chichaqua Valley Trail - South Skunk River Bridge
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Chichaqua Valley Trail - South Skunk River Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Bridge #K239.05)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over the South Skunk River between Santiago and Valeria

Santiago, Polk County, Iowa

Owner: Polk County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1921 and 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
4-70' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Skunk River

Significance:

Local

CPKC W. Fork Crooked Creek Bridge
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CPKC W. Fork Crooked Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-1078)

This Warren deck truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over West Fork Crooked Creek and 250th Street west of Washington

Washington, Washington County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1909

by

McClintic-Marshall Construction Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-120' Warren deck truss, 3-40' deck plate girders and 3-14' concrete arches

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over West Fork Crooked Creek and 250th Street

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Bridge #440.05
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BNSF Bridge #440.05

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1454)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 191 between Earling and Panama

Panama, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local