Railroad Bridges in , Iowa


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UP Bridge #203.15

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UP Bridge #203.15

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #720)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 south of Ashton

Ashton, Osceola County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
36' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Forest City Railroad Crossing

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Forest City Railroad Crossing

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1564)

This unique through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line in Forest City

Forest City, Hancock County, Iowa

Owner: North Central Iowa Rail Corridor

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

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Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
37' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bridge #175.80

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BNSF Bridge #175.80

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #175.8)

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over an unnamed creek near 350th Street north of Sioux Center

Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed 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

UP Bridge #14.09

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UP Bridge #14.09

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1498)

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over an unnamed creek east of Livermore

Livermore, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1955 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
22' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Minimal

UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, North)

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UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, North)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2460)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River on the north side of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and 1914

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-120' quadrangular lattice through trusses and 1-80' deck plate girder

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Boone River

Significance:

Moderate

UP County Ditch #151 Bridge

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UP County Ditch #151 Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2022)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Emmet County Ditch #151 alongside Iowa Highway 4 north of Wallingford

Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1895

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Emmet County Ditch #151

Significance:

Local

UP Otter Creek Bridge (Goldfield)

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UP Otter Creek Bridge (Goldfield)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #715)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Otter Creek north of Goldfield

Goldfield, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Otter Creek

Significance:

Local

UP 5th Street Bridge

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UP 5th Street Bridge

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CPKC Shell Rock River Bridge (Nora Springs)

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CPKC Shell Rock River Bridge (Nora Springs)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #R-350)

This through plate girder bridge was built using secondhand parts in 1998 to replace an older truss

Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1998 using a secondhand span from an unknown location

by

I&M Rail Link

Design:
2-65' Type C4 through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Shell Rock River

Significance:

Local