Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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CPKC 160th Avenue Bridge
CPKC 160th Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-518)
This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 160th Avenue southwest of Mystic
Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1904
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
25' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 160th Avenue
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IAIS East Nishnabotna River Bridge
IAIS East Nishnabotna River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4407)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the East Nishnabotna River in Atlantic
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
2-55', 3-50' and 4-44' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Nishnabotna River
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Summerset Trail - Middle River Bridge
Summerset Trail - Middle River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3740)
This unusual Warren pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) branch line over the Middle River at Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park
Summerset, Warren County, Iowa
Owner: Warren County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1890
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
100' Warren pony truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Middle River
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BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #12
BNSF Mosquito Creek Bridge #12
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1580)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Mosquito Creek on the north side of Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1909 and 1934
by
McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
107' through plate girder and 8-18' concrete slabs
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek
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CPKC Winnebago River Bridge
CPKC Winnebago River Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #R-270)
This large Pratt pony truss bridge is set onto a limestone cliff and has a curved bottom chord
Portland, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1897
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
124' pin-connected Pratt pony truss
Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Winnebago River
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Three Rivers Trail - IA-3 Bridge
Three Rivers Trail - IA-3 Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2543 1/2)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Iowa Highway 3 in Humboldt
Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1956
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
45' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Iowa Highway 3
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Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishabotna River Bridge
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishabotna River Bridge
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1229)
This historic Whipple through truss bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over the West Nishnabotna River near the former station of White Cloud
Owner: Mills County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1910 using a span fabricated 1884
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
114' Whipple through truss, 46' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River
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DAIR Bridge #T-512 1/2
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
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
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Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Branch Little Sioux River Bridge
Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Branch Little Sioux River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #235.81)
This brick lined concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line over the West Branch Little Sioux River west of Lake Park
Lake Park, Dickinson County, Iowa
Owner: Dickinson County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1900
by
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
21' brick lined concrete arch
Description:
Brick lined concrete arch bridge arch bridge over West Branch Little Sioux River
Significance:
IC Little Sioux River Bridge #4
IC Little Sioux River Bridge #4
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #T20.8)
This partially demolished Pratt through truss bridge carried the Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch across the Little Sioux River on the north side of Correctionville
Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed
Built 1887 and 1911 using spans fabricated 1881
by
Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York; Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
1-175' and 2-123' Pratt through trusses and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River
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