This attractive Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over the East Fork Des Moines River in Frank Gotch State Park south of Humboldt

Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
159' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Prairie Creek northwest of West Bend

West Bend, Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
4-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the West Fork Des Moines River west of Bradgate

Bradgate, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902, 1917 and c. 1920

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-70' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Winnebago River at Norris Park

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-65' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Winnebago River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the Boone River in Goldfield

Goldfield, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1890

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
3-59' deck plate girders and steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boone River

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed creek on the south side of Dakota City

Dakota City, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1882

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River southeast of Renwick

Renwick, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-45' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boone River

Significance:

This small deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed creek southeast of Renwick

Renwick, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
28' deck plate girder and 20' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Galls Creek south of Garner

Garner, Hancock County, Iowa

Owner: North Central Iowa Rail Corridor

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Galls Creek

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River northwest of Eagle Grove

Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Wright County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-80' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boone River

Significance: