Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

CN Boone River Bridge
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CN Boone River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W354.8)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the Boone River on the north side of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-79', 3-69', 1-68' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boone River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Willow Creek Bridge (Bayard)
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BNSF Willow Creek Bridge (Bayard)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1256)

This large concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Willow Creek west of Bayard

Bayard, Guthrie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
14-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Willow Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Willow Creek Bridge (Le Mars)
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UP Willow Creek Bridge (Le Mars)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #801)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Willow Creek on the north side of of Le Mars

Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1938 using a span fabricated c. 1915

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Willow Creek

Significance:

Local

DAIR Dry Creek Bridge (East)
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DAIR Dry Creek Bridge (East)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-783)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Dry Creek Diversion Channel in Hawarden

Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: City of Hawarden

Status: Abandoned

Built 1962

by

Paxton-Vierling Steel Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Dry Creek

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF IA-25 Bridge (Bayard)
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BNSF IA-25 Bridge (Bayard)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1246 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Iowa Highway 25 on the east side of Bayard

Bayard, Guthrie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1934

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
34' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Iowa Highway 25

Significance:

Local

Devils Hollow Railroad Crossing
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Devils Hollow Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #535)

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over East Indian Creek and Union Pacific Railroad (Former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway) east of Nevada

Nevada, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
68' deck plate girder and 68' through plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over East Indian Creek and Union Pacific Railroad (Former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway)

Significance:

Local

High Trestle Trail - Murphy Creek Bridge
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High Trestle Trail - Murphy Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1115)

This concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Murphy Creek on the west side of Madrid

Madrid, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Boone County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Murphy Creek

Significance:

Local

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:

Local

UP South Onion Creek Tributary Bridge
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UP South Onion Creek Tributary Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #585)

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of South Onion Creek near Jordan

Jordan, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over tributary of South Onion Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Unnamed Branch Buttrick Creek Culvert
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UP Unnamed Branch Buttrick Creek Culvert

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #724)

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of Buttrick Creek west of Grand Junction

Grand Junction, Greene County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1900

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed tributary of Buttrick Creek

Significance:

Local