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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
Significance:
Great Western Trail - North River Bridge
Great Western Trail - North River Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K203.89)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over the North River near the former station of Lida
Owner: Warren County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1930
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
2-60' and 1-40' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North River
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:
Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K207.22
Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K207.22
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek south of Cumming
Owner: Warren County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
6' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
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UP Butcher Creek Bridge
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
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:
BNSF Penitentiary Creek Bridge
BNSF Penitentiary Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #202.99)
This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Penitentiary Creek in Fort Madison
Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built c. 1915
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
5-17' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Penitentiary Creek
Significance:
UP IA-4 Bridge
UP IA-4 Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #206.32)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Iowa Highway 4 (9th Street) in Estherville
Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1933
by
Unknown and Snyder and Johnson of Humboldt, Iowa
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
44' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Iowa Highway 4 (9th Street)
Significance:
High Line Trail - 13th Street Bridge
High Line Trail - 13th Street Bridge
(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #66)
This steel stringer bridge once carried several tracks across 13th Street
Owner: City of Mason City
Status: Open to trail traffic
Built 1946
by
Unknown and L.M. Feller of Rochester, Minnesota
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
3 span steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 13th Street
Significance:
UP Bridge #203.91
UP Bridge #203.91
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #721)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 south of Ashton
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
50' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek
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CPKC Des Moines River Bridge (Ottumwa)
CPKC Des Moines River Bridge (Ottumwa)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #I-418)
This large Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Des Moines River in Ottumwa
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
4-142' Warren through trusses and concrete modular girder
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Des Moines River
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