Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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Raccoon River Valley Trail - Neola Avenue Bridge
Raccoon River Valley Trail - Neola Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-138)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Neola Avenue south of Jefferson
Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa
Owner: Greene County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1970 using a span fabricated c. 1920
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
55' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Neola Avenue
Significance:
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2544
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2544
This stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed creek on the north side of Humboldt
Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa
Owner: Humboldt County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1902
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
10' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
Estherville Railroad Bridge (South)
Estherville Railroad Bridge (South)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #2059)
This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the West Fork Des Moines River south of Estherville
Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1900 and 1902
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
100' through plate girder and 6-60' deck plate girders
Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River
Significance:
UP Bridge 109.90
UP Bridge 109.90
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1099)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek east of Nevada
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1940
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
35' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
UP Eagle Creek Bridge (Woolstock)
UP Eagle Creek Bridge (Woolstock)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2484)
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Eagle Creek alongside County Road C70 in Woolstock
Woolstock, Wright County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902 and 1914
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
123' quadrangular lattice through truss, 1-35' deck plate girder and 1-30' deck plate girder
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Eagle 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:
BNSF 2000th Street Bridge
BNSF 2000th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1420)
This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 2000th Street and Mosquito Creek between Defiance and Earling
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1945
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
65' through plate girder and 30' deck plate girder
Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over 2000th Street and Mosquito Creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #229.04
UP Bridge #229.04
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #775)
This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside 3rd Avenue south of Alton
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
20' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #232.93
UP Bridge #232.93
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #778 1/2)
This through plate girder bridge once carried the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over a former alignment of 500th Street alongside Iowa Highway 60 near Carnes
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Filled In
Built 1907
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
30' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over former alignment of 500th 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
Significance: