Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

CN Willow Creek Bridge (Arion)
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CN Willow Creek Bridge (Arion)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA453.8)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over an unnamed alongside US Highway 30 and Lincoln Way between Denison and Arion

Denison, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1920 using spans fabricated c. 1895

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Boyer River Bridge #1
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CN Boyer River Bridge #1

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA439.4)

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the Boyer River between Boyer and Deloit

Deloit, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899 and 1954

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York; George B. Swift Company of Chicago, IIllinois and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
77' through plate girder and 2-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Boyer River

Significance:

Local

CN Boyer River Bridge #5
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CN Boyer River Bridge #5

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W452.2)

This Pratt through truss bridge and through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the Boyer River alongside US Highway 30 southwest of Denison

Denison, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899 and 1948 using a span fabricated 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
127' Pratt through truss, 2-45' through plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge and through plate girder bridge over Boyer River

Significance:

Moderate

UP 6th Street Bridge (Ames)
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UP 6th Street Bridge (Ames)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #564)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over 6th Street in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 6th Street

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #224.73
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UP Bridge #224.73

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #762)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Alton

Alton, Sioux 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:
24' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BSVY Des Moines River Bridge
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BSVY Des Moines River Bridge

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad line over the Des Moines River south of Fraser

Fraser, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1915 and 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Ferro Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway

Design:
7-96' and 1-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Wabash Trace Nature Trail Bridge
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BNSF Wabash Trace Nature Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #462.40)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over the Wabash Trace Nature Trail (former Wabash Railroad) west of Malvern

Malvern, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903, north track rebuilt 2000

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
53' deck plate girder (south track), 53' concrete modular girder (north track)

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wabash Trace Nature Trail (former Wabash Railroad)

Significance:

Local

Mason City Highline Trail - Willow Creek Bridge
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Mason City Highline Trail - Willow Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #72)

This deck plate girder bridge was moved from another relocation and installed here in 1937

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: City of Mason City

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1905 and 1937

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Industrial Contracting Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
5-30' deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Clear Creek Bridge (Ames)
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UP Clear Creek Bridge (Ames)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #567)

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Clear Creek on the northwest side of the Iowa State University campus in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1882 and 1901

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Clear Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Quail Avenue Bridge
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IAIS Quail Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4048)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Quail Avenue west of Menlo

Menlo, Guthrie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1941

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
35' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Quail Avenue

Significance:

Minimal