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Random Bridges

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

Three Rivers Trail - Crooked Creek Bridge
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Three Rivers Trail - Crooked Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2586)

This large stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Crooked Creek on the east side of Rolfe

Rolfe, Pocahontas County, Iowa

Owner: Pocahontas County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Crooked Creek

Significance:

Local

T-Bone Trail - Sifford Creek Bridge
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T-Bone Trail - Sifford Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4530)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) branch line over Sifford Creek along US Highway 71 south of Exira

Exira, Audubon County, Iowa

Owner: Audubon County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
28' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Sifford Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #173.17
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UP Bridge #173.17

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #526)

This small stone arch culvert carried a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek near US Highway 65 in Colo

Colo, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Filled In

Built 1890 and 1900

by

Morris & Foley of St. Paul, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP 2nd Street Bridge (Webster City)
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UP 2nd Street Bridge (Webster City)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2456)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over 2nd Street (Former US Highway 20) in Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1934

by

Unknown and Wickes Engineering & Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder and 2-8' concrete slabs

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 2nd Street (Former US Highway 20)

Significance:

Local

Fort Dodge Nature Trail - Soldier Creek Bridge (West)
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Fort Dodge Nature Trail - Soldier Creek Bridge (West)

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #153)

This through plate girder bridge is the western bridge carrying a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over Soldier Creek in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: City of Fort Dodge

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1909

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
74' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Soldier Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, North)
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UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, North)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2460)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River on the north side of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and 1914

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-120' quadrangular lattice through trusses and 1-80' deck plate girder

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Boone River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Floyd River Bridge (Sheldon)
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UP Floyd River Bridge (Sheldon)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #728)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over the Floyd River alongside 2nd Avenue in Sheldon

Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
3-40' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Floyd River

Significance:

Local

IAIS S. Fork Middle River Bridge
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IAIS S. Fork Middle River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4128)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the South Fork Middle River between Casey and Adair

Casey, Guthrie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-57' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Fork Middle River

Significance:

Local

Mason City Highline Trail - 13th Street Bridge
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Mason City Highline Trail - 13th Street Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #66)

This steel stringer bridge once carried several tracks across 13th Street

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: City of Mason City

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1946

by

Unknown and L.M. Feller of Rochester, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
3 span steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 13th Street

Significance:

Local