Railroad Bridges in , Iowa

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Random Bridges

High Trestle Trail - Murphy Creek Bridge
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High Trestle Trail - Murphy Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1115)

This concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Murphy Creek on the west side of Madrid

Madrid, Boone County, Iowa

Owner: Boone County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Murphy Creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC 168th Avenue Bridge
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CPKC 168th Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-514 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 168th Avenue southwest of Mystic

Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Unknown and A. Olson Construction Company of Waterloo, Iowa

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
28' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 168th Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Parker Trail Bridge
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CN Parker Trail Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA480.3)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Parker Trail northeast of Logan

Logan, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915 using a span fabricated 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
30' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Parker Trail

Significance:

Local

UP Butcher Creek Bridge
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UP Butcher Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #604)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Butcher Creek and 205th Avenue near Hartford

Hartford, Warren County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912 and 1941

by

American Bridge Company of New York; J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois and F.K. Ketler Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-70' and 2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Butcher Creek and 205th Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Boyer River Bridge #2
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UP Boyer River Bridge #2

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #886)

This large Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Boyer River alongside US Highway 30 near Dow City

Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Condon-Cunningham Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
190' Warren through truss and 2-48' steel stringers

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Boyer River

Significance:

Moderate

CN Bridge #458.8
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CN Bridge #458.8

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA458.8)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek alongside US Highway 30 near Dow City

Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1919 using a span fabricated c. 1895

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
52' deck plate girder and 2-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Winnebago River Bridge
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UP Winnebago River Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge was built in 1951 to replace an older bridge of similar design

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

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:

Minimal

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

BNSF Sevenmile Creek Bridge
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BNSF Sevenmile Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #372.35)

This deck plate girder viaduct carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Sevenmile Creek alongside Kansas Street west of Murray

Murray, Clarke County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and c. 1970 using spans fabricated c. 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-75', 1-56', 1-49', 1-40', 2-32', 2-30' deck plate girders and 1-30' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Sevenmile Creek

Significance:

Moderate

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

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2445)

This double intersection Warren deck truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River south of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and 1909

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
128' double intersection Warren deck truss and 1-60' and 1-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Double intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Boone River

Significance:

Moderate