Railroad Bridges in , Iowa
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RI Little Sioux River Bridge (Webb)
RI Little Sioux River Bridge (Webb)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #4906)
This large double intersection Warren deck truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the Little Sioux River between Webb and Rossie
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
150' double intersection Warren deck truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Double intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Little Sioux River
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Raccoon River Valley Trail - Old G Avenue Bridge
Raccoon River Valley Trail - Old G Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-72)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over an unnamed creek and a former alignment of G Avenue east of Redfield
Owner: Dallas County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1902 and Reinforced 1941 Using Girders Fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-35' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek and former alignment of G Avenue
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UP S. Branch Lizard Creek Bridge
UP S. Branch Lizard Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #49)
This deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over the South Branch of Lizard Creek north of Moorland
Moorland, Webster County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1965 using a span fabricated 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
45' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge over South Branch Lizard Creek
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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
Significance:
IAIS Middle Silver Creek Bridge
IAIS Middle Silver Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4666)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Middle Silver Creek in a rural area west of Hancock
Hancock, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1952-53
by
American Bridge Company of New York; List & Weatherly Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
1-80', 1-79' and 1-60' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Silver Creek
Significance:
BNSF Middle Raccoon River Bridge
BNSF Middle Raccoon River Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1266)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Raccoon River in Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1902 and 1913
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
1-80' and 2-50' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Raccoon River
Significance:
IAIS Middle River Bridge
IAIS Middle River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4088)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the Middle River east of Casey
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant)
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
3-69' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle River
Significance:
IAIS Turkey Creek Bridge
IAIS Turkey Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4193)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Turkey Creek west of Adair
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1954 using secondhand spans fabricated c. 1900
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa and Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
1-50' and 2-44' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Turkey Creek
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CN Inwood Avenue Bridge
CN Inwood Avenue Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA406.6)
This concrete encased beam and concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad line over Inwood Avenue between Rockwell City and Yetter
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1928
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
28' concrete encased beam and 3-16' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete encased beam and concrete slab bridge over Inwood Avenue
Significance:
IC Little Sioux River Bridge #1
IC Little Sioux River Bridge #1
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #T2.7)
This abandoned Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch over the Little Sioux River south of Cherokee
Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1887
by
Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
150' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River
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