Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

N&W Bridge #389.70
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N&W Bridge #389.70

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1255)

This deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over an unnamed creek between Malvern and Silver City

Silver City, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: Mills County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
40' deck plate girder and 3-18' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

First Avenue Trail - Indian Creek Bridge
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First Avenue Trail - Indian Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1090B)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former joint Chicago & North Western Railway and Illinois Central Railway industrial spur over Indian Creek at 1st Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: City of Council Bluffs

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1900 and 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder (north track), 65' through plate girder (south track)

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Court Avenue Bridge (Chariton)
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BNSF Court Avenue Bridge (Chariton)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #334.07)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Court Avenue (Business US Highway 34) in Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
32' concrete encased beam and 4-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Court Avenue (Business US Highway 34)

Significance:

Local

UP Buttermilk Creek Bridge
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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:

Moderate

UP County G48 Bridge
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UP County G48 Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #482)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over County Road G48 (Lisbon Street) south of Pleasantville

Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
25' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road G48 (Lisbon Street)

Significance:

Local

Logan Railroad Crossing
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Logan Railroad Crossing

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA479.7)

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over a Union Pacific Railroad (former Chicago & North Western Railway) mainline and Perry Trail between Logan and Woodbine

Logan, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1948 and 1979

by

American Bridge Company of New York; J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
130' through plate girder and 1-62' and 1-45' deck plate girders

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (former Chicago & North Western Railway) and Perry Trail

Significance:

Local

UP IA-14 Bridge (Corydon)
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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

Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa

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:

Local

Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Snake Creek Bridge (West)
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Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Snake Creek Bridge (West)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1272)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Snake Creek alongside County Road H12 in Mineola

Mineola, Mills County, Iowa

Owner: Mills County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1940

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-44', 4-22' and 1-21' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Snake Creek

Significance:

Local

Wabash Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)
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Wabash Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1314)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Indian Creek at 15th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: City of Council Bluffs

Status: Abandoned

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
55' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Little Beaver Creek Bridge
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UP Little Beaver Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #716)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across Little Beaver Creek along US Highway 30 between Beaver and Grand Junction

Grand Junction, Greene County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
68' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Beaver Creek

Significance:

Local