Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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Three Rivers Trail - Crooked Creek Bridge
Three Rivers Trail - Crooked Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2586)
This large stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Crooked Creek on the east side of Rolfe
Rolfe, Pocahontas County, Iowa
Owner: Pocahontas County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1903
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
20' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Crooked Creek
Significance:
L Avenue Overpass
L Avenue Overpass
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #613)
This historic double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries L Avenue over a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline west of Boone
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built 1900 using a span fabricated 1882
by
Alden and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
49' double intersection Warren pony truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad
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Three Rivers Trail - Boone River Bridge
Three Rivers Trail - Boone River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2505)
This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River northwest of Eagle Grove
Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa
Owner: Wright County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1902
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-80' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boone River
Significance:
Raccoon River Valley Trail - Mosquito Creek Bridge (Jamaica)
Raccoon River Valley Trail - Mosquito Creek Bridge (Jamaica)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-126)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Mosquito Creek between Yale and Jamaica
Owner: Guthrie County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1902
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-35' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek
Significance:
CN Deer Creek Bridge (Fort Dodge)
CN Deer Creek Bridge (Fort Dodge)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W374.7)
This concrete encased stone arch bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Deer Creek near 8th Street in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1887 and c. 1920
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
14' concrete encased stone arch and concrete arch
Description:
Concrete encased stone arch bridge over Deer Creek
Significance:
UP North Raccoon River Bridge
UP North Raccoon River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #744)
This deck plate girder and stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the North Raccoon River west of Jefferson
Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1929 reusing approaches constructed 1893
by
John A. & George Garden of Romeoville, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York and Gaffin & Gehri of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
6-70' deck plate girders and 4-32' stone arches
Description:
Deck plate girder and stone arch bridge over North Raccoon River
Significance:
IC Little Sioux River Bridge #4
IC Little Sioux River Bridge #4
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #T20.8)
This partially demolished Pratt through truss bridge carried the Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch across the Little Sioux River on the north side of Correctionville
Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed
Built 1887 and 1911 using spans fabricated 1881
by
Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York; Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
1-175' and 2-123' Pratt through trusses and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River
Significance:
CN Bridge #430.0
CN Bridge #430.0
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA430.0)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over an unnamed creek along Jackson Avenue southwest of Wall Lake and Carnarvon
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1899
by
American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
91' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
J Avenue Overpass
J Avenue Overpass
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #620)
This historic double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries J Avenue over a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline east of Ogden
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built 1900 using a span fabricated c. 1882
by
Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
75' double intersection Warren pony truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad
Significance:
UP East Beaver Creek Bridge (Ogden)
UP East Beaver Creek Bridge (Ogden)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #703)
This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over East Beaver Creek on the west side of Ogden
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1900
by
Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
20' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over East Beaver Creek
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