Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

IAIS Turkey Creek Bridge
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IAIS Turkey Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4193)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Turkey Creek west of Adair

Adair, Adair County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1954 using secondhand spans fabricated c. 1900

by

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

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-50' and 2-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Turkey Creek

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

BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #8
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BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #8

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1534)

This Warren pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Mosquito Creek south of Neola

Neola, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1911 and 1933

by

Unknown and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
123' Warren pony truss and 2-60' through plate girders

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Linden Road Bridge
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BNSF Linden Road Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1408)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over County Road F20 (Linden Road) in Defiance

Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over County Road F20 (Linden Road)

Significance:

Local

BNSF Bridge #440.05
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BNSF Bridge #440.05

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1454)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 191 between Earling and Panama

Panama, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Great Western Trail - North River Bridge
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Great Western Trail - North River Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K203.89)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over the North River near the former station of Lida

Cumming, Warren County, Iowa

Owner: Warren County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
2-60' and 1-40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North River

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #494.5
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CN Bridge #494.5

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA494.5)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over a farm entrance alongside Old Lincoln Highway near Loveland

Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1975

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
20' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over farm entrance

Significance:

Minimal

220th Street Overpass
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220th Street Overpass

This historic double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries 220th Street (County Road P33) over a Union Pacific Railroad (former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway) line north of Moorland

Moorland, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1921 using a span fabricated 1889

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
74' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway)

Significance:

High

RI Albia Road Bridge
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RI Albia Road Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #231A)

This concrete encased bean bridge once carried a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Albia Road (Business US Highway 34) in Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Removed but not replaced

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 Albia Road (Business US Highway 34)

Significance:

Local

CPKC Walnut Creek Bridge (Rathbun, West)
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CPKC Walnut Creek Bridge (Rathbun, West)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-504)

This through and deck plate girder bridge is the western crossing of Walnut Creek along the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline at Rathbun

Rathbun, Appanoose County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1939 and c. 2000 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
75' through plate girder and 35' deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Walnut Creek

Significance:

Local