Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

CN Old Boyer River Bridge
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CN Old Boyer River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA494.7)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over a former channel of the Boyer River alongside Old Lincoln Highway near Loveland

Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Campbell & Saguin of Council Bluffs, Iowa

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-89' and 2-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over former alignment of Boyer River

Significance:

Local

CN Xavier Avenue Bridge
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CN Xavier Avenue Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA415.0)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Xavier Avenue north of Auburn

Auburn, Sac County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-24' and 1-19' concrete encased beams

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Xavier Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Polecat Creek Bridge
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UP Polecat Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #605)

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Polecat Creek west of Boone

Boone, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Polecat Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Armory Avenue Bridge (Chariton)
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UP Armory Avenue Bridge (Chariton)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #234)

This concrete encased bean bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Armory Avenue in Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
27' concrete encased beam and 2-9' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Armory Avenue

Significance:

Local

N&W Bridge #391.25
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N&W Bridge #391.25

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1260)

This small deck plate girder and 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 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-22' deck plate girder and 1-35' and 2-20' steel stringers

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

Significance:

Local

CN East Cedar Creek Bridge (Knierim)
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CN East Cedar Creek Bridge (Knierim)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W389.5)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over East Cedar Creek east of Knierim

Knierim, Calhoun County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
62' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over East Cedar Creek

Significance:

Local

Three Rivers Trail - Pilot Creek Bridge
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Three Rivers Trail - Pilot Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2576)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Pilot Creek between Rolfe and Bradgate

Rolfe, Pocahontas County, Iowa

Owner: Pocahontas County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pilot Creek

Significance:

Local

CN 8th Street Bridge (Fort Dodge)
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CN 8th Street Bridge (Fort Dodge)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W374.71)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over 8th Street near Kenyon Road 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:
2-18' and 1-9' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 8th Street

Significance:

Local

UP Buttermilk Creek Bridge
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UP Buttermilk Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #135.92)

This large and attractive stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad line over Buttermilk Creek in Goldfield

Goldfield, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Buttermilk Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Algona Railroad Crossing
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Algona Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #794)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line in Algona

Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
120' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over CPKC (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad)

Significance:

Moderate