Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

BNSF Waubonsie Creek Bridge (Bartlett)
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BNSF Waubonsie Creek Bridge (Bartlett)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #164.73)

This through plate girder bridge carried a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Waubonsie Creek south of Bartlett

Bartlett, Fremont County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1914

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder and 4-20' concrete slabs

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Waubonsie Creek

Significance:

Local

Raccoon River Valley Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge (Perry)
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Raccoon River Valley Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge (Perry)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1220)

This Warren pony truss and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the North Raccoon River west of Perry

Perry, Dallas County, Iowa

Owner: Dallas County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1913 and 1949

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-110' Warren pony trusses, 8-45' deck plate girders and 19-16' timber stringers

Description:
Warren pony truss and deck plate girder bridge over North Raccoon River

Significance:

Regional

UP L Street Bridge
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UP L Street Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #C374.40)

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over L Street in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1964

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
46' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over L Street

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #12
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BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #12

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1580)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Mosquito Creek on the north side of Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909 and 1934

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
107' through plate girder and 8-18' concrete slabs

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Mill Creek Bridge (Dunlap)
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CN Mill Creek Bridge (Dunlap)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA468.5)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Mill Creek alongside US Highway 30 between Dunlap and Woodbine

Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915 using a span fabricated 1901

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder and 2-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mill Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #6
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BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #6

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1518)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Mosquito Creek north of Neola

Neola, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-80' and 2-50' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

Local

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

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

UP Willow Creek Bridge (Le Mars)
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UP Willow Creek Bridge (Le Mars)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #801)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Willow Creek on the north side of of Le Mars

Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1938 using a span fabricated c. 1915

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Willow Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Richland Creek Bridge #2
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CPKC Richland Creek Bridge #2

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-1108)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Richland Creek west of Richland

Richland, Keokuk County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1909 using a span fabricated 1894; approaches reconstructed c. 1940

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder and 4-16' timber stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Richland Creek

Significance:

Moderate