Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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UP West Indian Creek Bridge (Nevada, South)
UP West Indian Creek Bridge (Nevada, South)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1068)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over West Indian Creek near 6th Street in Nevada
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1906 and 1920
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
1-75' and 2-50' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Indian Creek
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UP Albia Road Bridge
UP Albia Road Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #231)
This concrete encased bean bridge once carried a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Albia Road (Business US Highway 34) in Chariton
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1912
by
J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
27' concrete encased beam and 2-9' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Albia Road (Business US Highway 34)
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Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #H88.47
Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #H88.47
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #169.47)
This stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway line over an unnamed creek north of Belmond
Owner: Wright County
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
Significance:
Chichaqua Valley Trail - Fourmile Creek Bridge
Chichaqua Valley Trail - Fourmile Creek Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K227.65)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over Fourmile Creek in Berwick
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1960
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
50' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Fourmile Creek
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Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K228.62
Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K228.62
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek near Northeast 62nd Avenue east of Berwick
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
4' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
IAIS Hilton Creek Bridge
IAIS Hilton Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2647)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Hilton Creek alongside US Highway 6 east of Marengo
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
3-44' deck plate girders
Description:
Hilton Creek
Significance:
DAIR Westfield Creek Bridge
DAIR Westfield Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-496)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Westfield Creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 north of Westfield
Westfield, Plymouth County, Iowa
Owner: D&I Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1930
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
85' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Westfield Creek
Significance:
Raccoon River Valley Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge (Adel)
Raccoon River Valley Trail - N. Raccoon River Bridge (Adel)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-38)
This Pratt pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the North Raccoon River in Adel
Owner: Dallas County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1944 using spans fabricated 1899 and c. 1900
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-113' Pratt pony trusses, 1-45' deck plate girder and 158' prefabricated pedestrian truss span
Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over North Raccoon River
Significance:
Wabash Mosquito Creek Bridge
Wabash Mosquito Creek Bridge
(Norfolk and Western Railway #407.68)
This deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Mosquito Creek near Iowa Highway 92 in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: City of Council Bluffs
Status: Abandoned
Built 1934
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Wabash Railway
Design:
1-62' deck plate girder and 8-23' steel stringers
Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Mosquito Creek
Significance:
Estherville Railroad Bridge (North)
Estherville Railroad Bridge (North)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2073)
This historic Pratt deck truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the West Fork Des Moines River on the west side of Estherville
Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1889, 1894, 1903 and 1907
by
Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
124' Pratt deck truss, 1-100', 2-48', 1-46' and 5-32' deck plate girders
Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River
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