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Random Bridges

T-Bone Trail - East Nishnabotna River Bridge
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T-Bone Trail - East Nishnabotna River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4555)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) branch line over the East Nishnabotna River along US Highway 71 in Exira

Exira, Audubon County, Iowa

Owner: Audubon County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940 using spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-44' and 1-27' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Nishnabotna River

Significance:

Local

DM&E Short Creek Bridge (Columbus Junction)
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DM&E Short Creek Bridge (Columbus Junction)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #406)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Short Creek alongside Iowa Highway 70 in Columbus Junction

Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa

Owner: Louisa County

Status: Abandoned

Built 1929 using secondhand spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Short Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Winnebago River Bridge (Mason City)
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CPKC Winnebago River Bridge (Mason City)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-558)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Winnebago River at Norris Park

, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-65' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Winnebago River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Timber Avenue Bridge
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BNSF Timber Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1274)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Timber Avenue west of Coon Rapids

Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Timber Avenue

Significance:

Local

Fort Dodge Nature Trail - Soldier Creek Bridge (Middle)
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Fort Dodge Nature Trail - Soldier Creek Bridge (Middle)

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #152)

This through plate girder bridge is the middle bridge carrying a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over Soldier Creek in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: City of Fort Dodge

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1909

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
74' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Soldier Creek

Significance:

Local

BSVY Des Moines River Bridge
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BSVY Des Moines River Bridge

This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad line over the Des Moines River south of Fraser

Fraser, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1915 and 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Ferro Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway

Design:
7-96' and 1-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

Moderate

Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishabotna River Bridge
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Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishabotna River Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1229)

This historic Whipple through truss bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over the West Nishnabotna River near the former station of White Cloud

Malvern, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: Mills County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1910 using a span fabricated 1884

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
114' Whipple through truss, 46' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River

Significance:

High

Three Rivers Trail - W. Fork Des Moines River Bridge
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Three Rivers Trail - W. Fork Des Moines River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2570)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the West Fork Des Moines River west of Bradgate

Bradgate, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902, 1917 and c. 1920

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-70' deck plate girders

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

Significance:

Local

CPKC 2nd Avenue Bridge (Washington)
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CPKC 2nd Avenue Bridge (Washington)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-1072 1/2)

This attractive steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over 2nd Avenue in Washington

Washington, Washington County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Massman Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
38' steel stringer and 2-7' concrete slabs

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 2nd Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC N. Fork Long Creek Bridge
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CPKC N. Fork Long Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2408)

This deck plate girder bridge is the northern of two parallel structures carrying a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over North Fork Long Creek in Ainsworth

Ainsworth, Washington County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
63' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Fork Long Creek

Significance:

Local