Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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Raccoon River Valley Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge (Adel)
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Raccoon River Valley Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge (Adel)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-38)
This Pratt pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the North Raccoon River in Adel
Owner: Dallas County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1944 using spans fabricated 1899 and c. 1900
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-113' Pratt pony trusses, 1-45' deck plate girder and 158' prefabricated pedestrian truss span
Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over North Raccoon River
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
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Dinkey Bridge
Dinkey Bridge
(Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad Bridge #A8)
This steel stringer bridge once carried a Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern railroad branch line over Ioway Creek (formerly Squaw Creek) in Ames
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Removed but not replaced
Built 1940
by
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad
Design:
4-50' and 1-42' steel stringers
Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over Ioway Creek (formerly Squaw Creek)
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:
UP Boyer River Bridge #1
UP Boyer River Bridge #1
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #876)
This large Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Boyer River alongside US Highway 30 between Arion and Denison
Denison, Crawford County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1948
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Condon-Cunningham Company of Omaha, Nebraska
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
175' Warren through truss and 2-48' steel stringers
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Boyer River
Significance:
N&W Bridge #389.70
N&W Bridge #389.70
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1255)
This deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over an unnamed creek between Malvern and Silver City
Silver City, Mills County, Iowa
Owner: Mills County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
40' deck plate girder and 3-18' steel stringers
Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
BNSF Bridge #439.60
BNSF Bridge #439.60
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1492)
This steel stringer 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
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1946
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
3-30' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
UP County D36 Bridge
UP County D36 Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #47)
This standard steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over County Road D36 (Former US Highway 20) in Moorland
Moorland, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1930
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
38' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over County Road D36 (Former US Highway 20)
Significance:
UP Prairie Creek Bridge (West Bend)
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UP Prairie Creek Bridge (West Bend)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1700)
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:
IAIS Culvert #368.68
IAIS Culvert #368.68
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Culvert #368.68)
This small concrete railtop box culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an unnamed creek along County Road F90 east of Booneville
Booneville, Dallas County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1900
by
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
8'x9' concrete railtop box culvert
Description:
Concrete railtop box culvert over unnamed creek
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