Railroad Bridges in , Iowa


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UP Bridge #61.77

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UP Bridge #61.77

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #724)

This small deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed creek southeast of Renwick

Renwick, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
28' deck plate girder and 20' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Mason City Highline Trail - Elm Drive Bridge

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Mason City Highline Trail - Elm Drive Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #67)

This through plate girder bridge was built by the Phoenix Bridge Company

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: City of Mason City

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1902

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Iowa Central Railroad

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Elm Drive

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #236.17

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UP Bridge #236.17

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #788)

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 Seney

Seney, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1916 using stringers fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
25' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC W. Fork Des Moines River Bridge

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CPKC W. Fork Des Moines River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #R-628)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the West Fork Des Moines River west of Emmetsburg

Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-75' deck plate girders and concrete modular girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River

Significance:

Local

North Sioux City Railroad Bridge

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North Sioux City Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-252)

This Pratt through truss bridge once carried a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line across the Big Sioux River between Sioux City and North Sioux City

Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa to North Sioux City, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Collapsed Due to Flooding

Built 1907 using secondhand trusses fabricated 1900; Approaches Added 1931

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-152' Pratt through truss and 1-77', 1-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Regional

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

CNW Calmus Creek Bridge

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CNW Calmus Creek Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #63)

This small steel stringer bridge crosses Calmus Creek

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: City of Mason City

Status: Abandoned

Built 1947

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
50' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Calmus Creek

Significance:

Minimal

Three Rivers Trail - IA-3 Bridge

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Three Rivers Trail - IA-3 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2543 1/2)

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Iowa Highway 3 in Humboldt

Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1956

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Iowa Highway 3

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF US-18 Bridge (Hull)

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BNSF US-18 Bridge (Hull)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #171.7)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over US Highway 18 west of Hull

Hull, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

Unknown and Bonesteel & Hyde of Watertown, South Dakota

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-40' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 18

Significance:

Local

Mason City Highline Trail - 13th Street Bridge

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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:

Local