Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

CN Mill Creek Bridge (Dunlap)
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CN Mill Creek Bridge (Dunlap)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA468.5)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Mill Creek alongside US Highway 30 between Dunlap and Woodbine

Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915 using a span fabricated 1901

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder and 2-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mill Creek

Significance:

Local

IC Little Sioux River Bridge #1
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IC Little Sioux River Bridge #1

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #T2.7)

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

Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa

Owner: 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:

Regional

UP IA-9 Bridge
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UP IA-9 Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #169)

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:

Local

UP West Indian Creek Bridge (Nevada, South)
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UP West Indian Creek Bridge (Nevada, South)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1068)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over West Indian Creek near 6th Street in Nevada

Nevada, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and 1920

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-75' and 2-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

UP County G48 Bridge
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UP County G48 Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #482)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over County Road G48 (Lisbon Street) south of Pleasantville

Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
25' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road G48 (Lisbon Street)

Significance:

Local

IAIS Raccoon River Overflow Bridge
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IAIS Raccoon River Overflow Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3735)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an overflow of the Raccoon River along County Road F90 west of Booneville

Booneville, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-53' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Raccoon River Overflow

Significance:

Local

Russell White Nature Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge
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Russell White Nature Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #D-114)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over the North Raccoon River southwest of Lanesboro

Lanesboro, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: Carroll County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
2-90' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Raccoon River

Significance:

Local

CN Perry Trail Bridge
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CN Perry Trail Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA479.0)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Perry Trail between Woodbine and Logan

Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
26' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Perry Trail

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #232.93
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UP Bridge #232.93

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #778 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over a former alignment of 500th Street alongside Iowa Highway 60 near Carnes

Carnes, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Filled In

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over former alignment of 500th Street

Significance:

Local

Gotch Park Trail Bridge
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Gotch Park Trail Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #136)

This attractive Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over the East Fork Des Moines River in Frank Gotch State Park south of Humboldt

Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
159' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River

Significance:

Moderate