Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

N&W Bridge #390.73
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N&W Bridge #390.73

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1258)

This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over an unnamed creek south of Silver City

Silver City, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: Mills County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-22' and 2-13' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Minimal

CN IA-4 Bridge
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CN IA-4 Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W401.0)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Iowa Highway 4 in Pomeroy

Pomeroy, Calhoun County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

Unknown and F.O. Montgomery Company of Sac City, Iowa

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
36' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Iowa Highway 4

Significance:

Local

CN 14th Street Bridge (Fort Dodge)
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CN 14th Street Bridge (Fort Dodge)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W374.3)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over 14th Street in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Ellington-Miller Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-20' concrete encased beams and 1-10' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over 14th Street

Significance:

Local

Raccoon River Valley Trail - Neola Avenue Bridge
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Raccoon River Valley Trail - Neola Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-138)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Neola Avenue south of Jefferson

Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa

Owner: Greene County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1970 using a span fabricated c. 1920

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
55' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Neola Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #2
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BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #2

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1448)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Mosquito Creek alongside Iowa Highway 191 southwest of Earling

Earling, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1929 and 1942

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
100' through plate girder and 6-17' timber stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge 445.1
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CN Bridge 445.1

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA445.1)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek southwest of Deloit

Deloit, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1954 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
30' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #65.94
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UP Bridge #65.94

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Culvert #2016)

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:

Local

BNSF Old May Street Bridge
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BNSF Old May Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1332 1/2)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over a former alignment of May Street in Manning

Manning, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-23' and 1-19' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over former alignment of May Street

Significance:

Local

C&NW Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)
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C&NW Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1095)

This through plate girder bridge is the northern of two parallel structures carrying a former Chicago & North Western Railway spur over Indian Creek at 12th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Koss Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

JewEllsworth Trail - South Skunk River Bridge
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JewEllsworth Trail - South Skunk River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2405)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the South Skunk River along Iowa Highway 175 in Ellsworth

Ellsworth, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Hamilton County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1904-06

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Skunk River

Significance:

Local