Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2539
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2539
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed creek on the south side of Dakota City
Dakota City, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1882
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
5' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
UP Winnebago River Bridge (East)
UP Winnebago River Bridge (East)
This deck plate girder bridge was built in 1951 to replace an older bridge of similar design
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1951
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
2-89' deck plate girder and trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Winnebago River
Significance:
Three Rivers Trail - W. Fork Des Moines River Bridge
Three Rivers Trail - W. Fork Des Moines River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2570)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the West Fork Des Moines River west of Bradgate
Bradgate, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1902, 1917 and c. 1920
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
5-70' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River
Significance:
RI Branch Little Fourmile Creek Culvert
RI Branch Little Fourmile Creek Culvert
This small concrete arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) secondary line over an unnamed creek west of Altoona
Owner: Iowa Department of Transportation
Status: Abandoned
Built 1896
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
10' concrete arch culvert
Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
Algona Railroad Crossing
Algona Railroad Crossing
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #794)
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line in Algona
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1917
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
120' quadrangular lattice through truss
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over CPKC (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad)
Significance:
UP Pratt Street Bridge
UP Pratt Street Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #422)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Pratt Street north of Melcher-Dallas
Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1939
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
28' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Pratt Street
Significance:
CPKC Winnebago River Bridge (Mason City)
CPKC Winnebago River Bridge (Mason City)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-558)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Winnebago River at Norris Park
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Open to Traffic
Built ca. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-65' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Winnebago River
Significance:
UP Muchakinock Creek Bridge #1
UP Muchakinock Creek Bridge #1
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #505)
This unusual modified Warren through truss bridge is the northern of two identical structures carrying a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway branch line over Muchakinock Creek south of Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1904
by
Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and George Cook of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Iowa Central Railway
Design:
104' modified Warren through truss
Description:
Modified Warren through truss bridge over Muchakinock Creek
Significance:
CPKC Winnebago River Bridge (Portland)
CPKC Winnebago River Bridge (Portland)
(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
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
Significance:
Chichaqua Valley Trail - Ditch 38 Bridge
Chichaqua Valley Trail - Ditch 38 Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Bridge #K239.39)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over Polk County Ditch #38 between Santiago and Valeria
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1940
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Polk County Ditch #38
Significance: