This concrete arch bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Oak Avenue on the north side of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

W.D. Faus of Webster City, Iowa

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
20' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Oak Avenue

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 4 north of Wallingford

Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1888

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Iowa Highway 4 (9th Street) in Estherville

Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1933

by

Unknown and Snyder and Johnson of Humboldt, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
44' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Iowa Highway 4 (9th Street)

Significance:

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:

This abandoned Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch over the Little Sioux River north of Quimby

Quimby, Cherokee County, Iowa

Owner: Cherokee County/Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1887

by

Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
150' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Iowa Highway 9 west of Armstrong

Armstrong, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1931 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
32' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Iowa Highway 9

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Hamilton County Ditch #166 south of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Hamilton County Ditch #166

Significance:

This large double intersection Warren deck truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the Little Sioux River between Webb and Rossie

Webb, Clay County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
150' double intersection Warren deck truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Double intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over an unnamed creek east of Livermore

Livermore, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1955 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
22' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

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: