Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

BNSF 2000th Street Bridge
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BNSF 2000th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1420)

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 2000th Street and Mosquito Creek between Defiance and Earling

Earling, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1945

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
65' through plate girder and 30' deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over 2000th Street and Mosquito Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Middle Raccoon River Bridge
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BNSF Middle Raccoon River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1266)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Raccoon River in Coon Rapids

Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902 and 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

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

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Raccoon River

Significance:

Local

Rock Island Old Stone Arch Nature Trail Bridge
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Rock Island Old Stone Arch Nature Trail Bridge

This massive stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Little Silver Creek east of Shelby

Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa

Owner: City of Shelby

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1880

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
32' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Little Silver Creek

Significance:

Moderate

UP Boone River Bridge (Renwick)
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UP Boone River Bridge (Renwick)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #723)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River southeast of Renwick

Renwick, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-45' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boone River

Significance:

Local

CNW Des Moines River Bridge (Moingona)
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CNW Des Moines River Bridge (Moingona)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #638)

This Parker and Pratt through truss bridge east of Moingona was the original crossing of the Des Moines River along the Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across Iowa

Moingona, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: United States of America

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1894

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
200' Parker through truss, 160' Pratt through truss and 4-80' deck plate girders

Description:
Parker and Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

Moderate

CN Camp Creek Bridge (Yetter)
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CN Camp Creek Bridge (Yetter)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA410.4)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Camp Creek east of Yetter

Yetter, Calhoun County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
90' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Camp Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Greybill Creek Bridge
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IAIS Greybill Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4537)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Greybill Creek along Pinoak Road east of Hancock

Hancock, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1952

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Unknown and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-80' and 2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Greybill Creek

Significance:

Minimal

UP County Ditch #94 Bridge
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UP County Ditch #94 Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1971)

This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Emmet County Ditch #94 alongside Iowa Highway 4 between Wallingford and Graettinger

Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Emmet County Ditch #94

Significance:

Local

CPKC US-169 Bridge (Algona)
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CPKC US-169 Bridge (Algona)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #R-578 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over US Highway 169 (Jones Street) in Algona

Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1954

by

Unknown and Amos Melberg Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Iowa State Highway Commission and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-55', 1-45' and 1-40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over US Highway 169 (Jones Street)

Significance:

Local

CN 14th Street Bridge (Fort Dodge)
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CN 14th Street Bridge (Fort Dodge)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W374.3)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over 14th Street in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Ellington-Miller Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-20' concrete encased beams and 1-10' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over 14th Street

Significance:

Local