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Random Bridges

Raccoon River Valley Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge (Perry)
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Raccoon River Valley Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge (Perry)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1220)

This Warren pony truss and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the North Raccoon River west of Perry

Perry, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Dallas County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1913 and 1949

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-110' Warren pony trusses, 8-45' deck plate girders and 19-16' timber stringers

Description:
Warren pony truss and deck plate girder bridge over North Raccoon River

Significance:

Regional

CN County D36 Bridge
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CN County D36 Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA398.8)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over County Road D36 (Former US Highway 20) on the east edge of Rockwell City

Rockwell City, Calhoun County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1934

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Zitterell-Mills Company of Webster City, Iowa

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
70' through plate girder and 4-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over County Road D36 (Former US Highway 20)

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #47.84
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UP Bridge #47.84

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Culvert #129.09)

This double stone railtop culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line across an unnamed creek in Belmond

Belmond, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: City of Belmond

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
2-10' stone railtop culvert

Description:
Double stone railtop culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CN Des Moines River Bridge
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CN Des Moines River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W376.0)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the Des Moines River on the north side of Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1965 and 1999

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
4-99' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

Minimal

UP IA-14 Bridge (Corydon)
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UP IA-14 Bridge (Corydon)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #500)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Iowa Highway 14 (Washington Street) in Corydon

Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
38' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Iowa Highway 14 (Washington Street)

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 IA-146 Bridge
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UP IA-146 Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #381A)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over Iowa Highway 146 north of Grinnell

Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
56' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Iowa Highway 146

Significance:

Local

CN Boyer River Bridge #9
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CN Boyer River Bridge #9

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA483.3)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the Boyer River in Logan

Logan, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and reconstructed 1957 using a span fabricated 1928

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York; J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-91', 1-87' and 1-45' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Boyer River

Significance:

Local

DAIR Westfield Creek Bridge
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DAIR Westfield Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-496)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Westfield Creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 north of Westfield

Westfield, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
85' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Westfield Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Boyer River Bridge #3
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UP Boyer River Bridge #3

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #913)

This large Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Boyer River alongside US Highway 30 between Dunlap and Woodbine

Dunlap, Harrison 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:

Moderate