Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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BNSF Willow Creek Bridge (Defiance)
BNSF Willow Creek Bridge (Defiance)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1410)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Willow Creek in Defiance
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1905 and extended c. 1935 using a span fabricated c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
3-60' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek
Significance:
UP S. Branch Lizard Creek Bridge
UP S. Branch Lizard Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #49)
This deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over the South Branch of Lizard Creek north of Moorland
Moorland, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1965 using a span fabricated 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
45' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge over South Branch Lizard Creek
Significance:
UP Wolf Creek Bridge (Chariton)
UP Wolf Creek Bridge (Chariton)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #170)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Wolf Creek south of Chariton
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1912 and 1941
by
American Bridge Company of New York; J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois and F.K. Ketler Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
1-70' and 1-65' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek
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CPKC Cedar River Bridge (Charles City)
CPKC Cedar River Bridge (Charles City)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #R-304)
This Pratt pony truss bridge crosses the Cedar River with two distinctively different sized spans
, Floyd County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1897
by
J.G. Wagner Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2 span pin-connected Pratt pony truss
Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Cedar River
Significance:
Heart Of Iowa Nature Trail - 597th Avenue Bridge
Heart Of Iowa Nature Trail - 597th Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1088)
This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 597th Avenue east of Cambridge
Owner: Story County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1913 and 1946
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
20' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 597th Avenue
Significance:
C&NW L Avenue Bridge
C&NW L Avenue Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #384.09)
This concrete arch bridge carries a long-abandoned Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway mainline over L Avenue near Morning Sun
Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1899
by
Walsh Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa
for
Iowa Central Railway
Design:
16' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over L Avenue
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UP IA-14 Bridge (Corydon)
UP IA-14 Bridge (Corydon)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #500)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Iowa Highway 14 (Washington Street) in Corydon
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1928
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
38' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Iowa Highway 14 (Washington Street)
Significance:
BNSF Old 380th Street Bridge
BNSF Old 380th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1350)
This filled in concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over a former alignment of 380th Street (County Road M64)
Aspinwall, Crawford County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Filled In
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
20' concrete slab
Description:
Filled in concrete slab bridge over former alignment of 380th Street (County Road M64)
Significance:
Dinkey Bridge
Dinkey Bridge
(Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad Bridge #A8)
This steel stringer bridge once carried a Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern railroad branch line over Ioway Creek (formerly Squaw Creek) in Ames
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Removed but not replaced
Built 1940
by
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad
Design:
4-50' and 1-42' steel stringers
Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over Ioway Creek (formerly Squaw Creek)
Significance:
BNSF N Avenue Bridge
BNSF N Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #436.11)
This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over N Avenue (County Road H42) west of Stanton
Stanton, Montgomery County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1902 and c. 2000
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
26' deck plate girder (south track) and 26' concrete modular girder (north track)
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over N Avenue (County Road H42)
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