Railroad Bridges in , Iowa


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CN Camp Creek Bridge (Yetter)

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CN Camp Creek Bridge (Yetter)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA410.4)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Camp Creek east of Yetter

Yetter, Calhoun County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
90' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Camp 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

UP E. Fork Des Moines River Bridge (Livermore)

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UP E. Fork Des Moines River Bridge (Livermore)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1510)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the East Fork Des Moines River southeast of Livermore

Livermore, Humboldt County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900; Rebuilt 1972 using spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
1-81', 1-60', 1-50' and 1-36' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Des Moines River

Significance:

Local

CN Phinney Park Drive Bridge

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CN Phinney Park Drive Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W376.1)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Phinney Park Drive on the northwest side of Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-17' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Phinney Park Drive

Significance:

Local

CPKC Winnebago River Bridge

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CPKC Winnebago River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #S-558)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Winnebago River at Norris Park

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

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:

Local

UP County Ditch #151 Bridge

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UP County Ditch #151 Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2022)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Emmet County Ditch #151 alongside Iowa Highway 4 north of Wallingford

Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1895

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Emmet County Ditch #151

Significance:

Local

UP Prairie Creek Bridge (West Bend)

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UP Prairie Creek Bridge (West Bend)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1700)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Prairie Creek northwest of West Bend

West Bend, Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
4-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Five Island Lake Bridge

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UP Five Island Lake Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1854)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Five Island Lake in Emmetsburg

Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1949

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
35' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Five Island Lake

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #61.77

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UP Bridge #61.77

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #724)

This small deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed creek southeast of Renwick

Renwick, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
28' deck plate girder and 20' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Branch Little Sioux River Bridge

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Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Branch Little Sioux River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #235.81)

This brick lined concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line over the West Branch Little Sioux River west of Lake Park

Lake Park, Dickinson County, Iowa

Owner: Dickinson County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1900

by

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
21' brick lined concrete arch

Description:
Brick lined concrete arch bridge arch bridge over West Branch Little Sioux River

Significance:

Local