Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

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

RI Little Sioux River Bridge (Webb)
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RI Little Sioux River Bridge (Webb)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #4906)

This large double intersection Warren deck truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the Little Sioux River between Webb and Rossie

Webb, Clay County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
150' double intersection Warren deck truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Double intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

Regional

RI N. Fork Long Creek Bridge
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RI N. Fork Long Creek Bridge

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

This deck plate girder bridge is the southern 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: Abandoned

Built 1946

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Kramme & Jensen Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-60' and 2-45' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Fork Long Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Soldier Creek Bridge (Fort Dodge)
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CN Soldier Creek Bridge (Fort Dodge)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W375.5)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Soldier Creek near 1st Street in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1946

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
77' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Soldier Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Mud Creek Bridge (Woodbine)
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CN Mud Creek Bridge (Woodbine)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA472.1)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Mud Creek alongside US Highway 30 north of Woodbine

Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1916 using a span fabricated 1900

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS 420th Street Bridge
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IAIS 420th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4603)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 420th Street west of Hancock

Hancock, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1952 using spans fabricated 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York; Unknown and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-65' and 2-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 420th Street

Significance:

Local

UP 460th Avenue Bridge
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UP 460th Avenue Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #421)

This steel stringer and timber stringer bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over 460th Avenue north of Searsboro

Searsboro, Poweshiek County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1980

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
29' steel stringer and 3-15' timber stringers

Description:
Steel stringer and timber stringer bridge over 460th Avenue

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF Willow Creek Bridge (Defiance)
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BNSF Willow Creek Bridge (Defiance)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1410)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Willow Creek in Defiance

Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and extended c. 1935 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
3-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago Great Western Bridge Culvert #K136.75
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Chicago Great Western Bridge Culvert #K136.75

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #F383)

This partially collapsed concrete arch carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek southwest of Benton

Benton, Ringgold County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned and Partially Collapsed

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
12' concrete arch

Description:
Collapsed concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Elkhorn Creek Culvert (Manilla)
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BNSF Elkhorn Creek Culvert (Manilla)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1360)

This small concrete arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Elkhorn Creek near 340th Street northeast of Manilla

Manilla, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

for

Design:
10' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over Elkhorn Creek

Significance:

Local