Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

BNSF English Creek Bridge (East)
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BNSF English Creek Bridge (East)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #25.42)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad branch line over English Creek near 195th Place west of Harvey

Harvey, Marion County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1939 using spans fabricated 1892 and c. 1900; approaches replaced 2001 and 2020

by

Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
76' through plate girder, 21' steel stringer, concrete modular girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over English 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

DAIR Bridge #T-512 1/2
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DAIR Bridge #T-512 1/2

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-512 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 in Akron

Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1947 using spans fabricated 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
30' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

DAIR Dry Creek Bridge (East)
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DAIR Dry Creek Bridge (East)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-783)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Dry Creek Diversion Channel in Hawarden

Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: City of Hawarden

Status: Abandoned

Built 1962

by

Paxton-Vierling Steel Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Dry Creek

Significance:

Minimal

UP Pigeon Creek Bridge (Crescent)
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UP Pigeon Creek Bridge (Crescent)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1012)

This massive subdivided Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Pigeon Creek below Old Mormon Bridge Road near Crescent

Crescent, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
143' subdivided Warren through truss

Description:
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Pigeon Creek

Significance:

Moderate

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

Oskaloosa Railroad Crossing (West)
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Oskaloosa Railroad Crossing (West)

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #499)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over a pedestrian trail (former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway) near H Street in Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Iowa Central Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over pedestrian trail (former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway)

Significance:

Local

High Line Trail - 13th Street Bridge
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High Line Trail - 13th Street Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #66)

This steel stringer bridge once carried several tracks across 13th Street

, 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

IC Little Sioux River Bridge #4
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IC Little Sioux River Bridge #4

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #T20.8)

This partially demolished Pratt through truss bridge carried the Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch across the Little Sioux River on the north side of Correctionville

Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed

Built 1887 and 1911 using spans fabricated 1881

by

Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York; Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-175' and 2-123' Pratt through trusses and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

Regional

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