Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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UP Ditch #3 Bridge
UP Ditch #3 Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1180)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Wright County Ditch #3 southeast of Galt
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
Milliken Brothers of New York City, New York
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
3-30' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wright County Ditch #3
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RI Silver Creek Tributary Culvert
RI Silver Creek Tributary Culvert
This small concrete box culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an unnamed tributary of Silver Creek near Hazel Road east of Shelby
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1902
by
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
6' concrete railtop box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed tributary of Silver Creek
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Wabash Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)
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
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C&NW Mill Creek Bridge (Moingona)
C&NW Mill Creek Bridge (Moingona)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #640)
This stone arch bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over Mill Creek in Moingona
Owner: United States of America
Status: Abandoned
Built 1881
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
12' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Mill Creek
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UP Linn Street Bridge
UP Linn Street Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #599 1/2)
This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Linn Street in Boone
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
35' trough floor steel stringer
Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Linn Street
Significance:
5th Street Trail Bridge
5th Street Trail Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #262 3/4)
by
for
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UP Ioway Creek Bridge
UP Ioway Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #563)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Ioway Creek alongside 6th Street in Ames
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1900; rebuilt c. 1960 using spans fabricated 1898
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
3-75' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Ioway Creek
Significance:
BNSF W. Branch Floyd River Bridge
BNSF W. Branch Floyd River Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #186.2)
This through plate girder bridge once carried a former Great Northern Railway mainline across the West Branch Floyd River between Sioux Center and Maurice
Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1944 using spans fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-60' and 2-40' through plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Branch Floyd River
Significance:
CN County D36 Bridge
CN County D36 Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA398.8)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over County Road D36 (Former US Highway 20) on the east edge of Rockwell City
Rockwell City, Calhoun County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1934
by
McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Zitterell-Mills Company of Webster City, Iowa
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
70' through plate girder and 4-14' concrete slabs
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over County Road D36 (Former US Highway 20)
Significance:
UP Bridge #219.97
UP Bridge #219.97
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #752)
This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Hospers Drive south of Hospers
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
American Bridge Company of New York Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
24' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
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