Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, North)
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
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UP Bridge #62.87
UP Bridge #62.87
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Culvert #1986)
This small stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 4 south of Wallingford
Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1888
by
Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
12' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek
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UP Bridge #236.17
UP Bridge #236.17
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #788)
This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Seney
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1916 using stringers fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
25' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
220th Street Overpass
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)
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UP 140th Avenue Bridge
UP 140th Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #336)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over 140th Avenue between Swea City and Lakota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Closed to all Traffic
Built 1905
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
30' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 140th Avenue
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IANR Hawkeye Avenue Bridge
IANR Hawkeye Avenue Bridge
This unique stone arch and box culvert bridge crosses a closed section of Hawkeye Avenue
Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Northern Railway
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1889
by
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
Stone arch and stone box culvert
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Hawkeye Street
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UP Buttermilk Creek Bridge
UP Buttermilk Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #135.92)
This large and attractive stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad line over Buttermilk Creek in Goldfield
Goldfield, Wright County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1900
by
Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
20' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Buttermilk Creek
Significance:
BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)
BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, South)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #170.3)
This steel stringer bridge is the southern of two bridges carrying a former Great Northern Railway mainline over US Highway 75 northwest of Hull
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1931
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-36' and 2-30' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 75
Significance:
CPKC W. Fork Des Moines River Bridge
CPKC W. Fork Des Moines River Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #R-628)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the West Fork Des Moines River west of Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built c. 1930
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-75' deck plate girders and concrete modular girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River
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BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, North)
BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, North)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #168.6)
This steel stringer bridge is the northern of two bridges carrying a former Great Northern Railway mainline over US Highway 75 northwest of Hull
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1931
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-32' and 2-26' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 75
Significance: