Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

IAIS Indian Creek Bridge
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IAIS Indian Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #5000)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway (Rock Island) mainline over Indian Creek at 13th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
48' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Skunk River Bridge
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CPKC Skunk River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-1090)

This Pratt through truss and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Skunk River east of Rubio

Rubio, Washington County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1902, 1909, c. 1930, 1975 and 2014

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
150' Pratt through truss, 2-60', 10-50' and 1-40' deck plate girders and 25-18' concrete modular girders

Description:
Pratt through truss and deck plate girder bridge over Skunk River

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Bridge #415.99
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BNSF Bridge #415.99

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1397)

This small concrete arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over an unnamed creek near 380th Street in Aspinwall

Aspinwall, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
10' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bridge #399.22
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BNSF Bridge #399.22

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #399.22)

This brick lined concrete arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek along County Road H33 west of Cromwell

Cromwell, Adams County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
7' brick lined concrete arch culvert

Description:
Brick lined concrete arch over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

T-Bone Trail - Sifford Creek Bridge
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T-Bone Trail - Sifford Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4530)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) branch line over Sifford Creek along US Highway 71 south of Exira

Exira, Audubon County, Iowa

Owner: Audubon County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
28' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sifford Creek

Significance:

Local

NS Des Moines River Bridge
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NS Des Moines River Bridge

This large through truss and steel stringer bridge carries a modern realignment of a former Wabash Railroad branch line over the Des Moines River alongside Iowa Highway 316 south of Runnells

Runnells, Polk County, Iowa

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1964

by

Unknown and L.G. Barcus Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
3-188' Warren through trusses and 36-43' steel stringers

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Des Moines River

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

MILW Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)
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MILW Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1608)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Indian Creek at 13th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: City of Council Bluffs

Status: Abandoned

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
48' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Boone River Bridge
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CN Boone River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W354.8)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the Boone River on the north side of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-79', 3-69', 1-68' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boone River

Significance:

Local

CN Oak Avenue Bridge (Webster City)
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CN Oak Avenue Bridge (Webster City)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W354.7)

This concrete arch bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Oak Avenue on the north side of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

W.D. Faus of Webster City, Iowa

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
20' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Oak Avenue

Significance:

Local