Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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UP E. Fork Des Moines River Bridge (Algona)
UP E. Fork Des Moines River Bridge (Algona)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #809)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the East Fork Des Moines River north of Algona
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-80' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Des Moines River
Significance:
Storm Lake Railroad Crossing
Storm Lake Railroad Crossing
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W427.1)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over an abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line in Storm Lake
Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1899
by
American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
34' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Significance:
UP Bridge #229.04
UP Bridge #229.04
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #775)
This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside 3rd Avenue south of Alton
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:
20' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
Three Rivers Trail - Crooked Creek Bridge
Three Rivers Trail - Crooked Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2586)
This large stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Crooked Creek on the east side of Rolfe
Rolfe, Pocahontas County, Iowa
Owner: Pocahontas County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1903
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
20' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Crooked Creek
Significance:
CN Camp Creek Bridge (Yetter)
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
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:
Wabash Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)
Wabash Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1314)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Indian Creek at 15th Avenue in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: City of Council Bluffs
Status: Abandoned
Built 1912
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
55' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek
Significance:
390th Street Overpass
390th Street Overpass
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1333 1/2)
This through plate girder overpass carries 305th Street over a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline east of Aspinwall
Aspinwall, Crawford County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1913 using a span fabricated 1898
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
41' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway
Significance:
Rock Rapids Railroad Bridge
Rock Rapids Railroad Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #S67.2)
This Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Sioux Falls Branch over the Rock River in Rock Rapids
Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa
Owner: City of Rock Rapids
Status: Open to Private Vehicle Traffic
Built 1888
by
Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and G.H. Scribner of Chicago, Illinois
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
150' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River
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:
UP Bridge #65.94
UP Bridge #65.94
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Culvert #2016)
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 4 north of Wallingford
Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1888
by
Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
6' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
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