This abandoned Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch over the Little Sioux River north of Quimby

Quimby, Cherokee County, Iowa

Owner: Cherokee County/Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1887

by

Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
150' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Le Mars

Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed creek on the north side of Humboldt

Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the East Fork Des Moines River north of Algona

Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-80' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Des Moines River

Significance:

This large Pratt pony truss bridge is set onto a limestone cliff and has a curved bottom chord

Portland, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
124' pin-connected Pratt pony truss

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Winnebago River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Shell Rock River on the northeast side of Plymouth

Plymouth, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1909

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-70' Type A4 deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Shell Rock River

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Alton

Alton, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
24' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

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:

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses Beaver Creek next to Broad Street

Plymouth, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1898

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
65' Type B2 deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Beaver Creek

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside 3rd Avenue south of Alton

Alton, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance: