Railroad Bridges in Carroll County , Iowa


Carroll County is located in west central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Carroll.

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UP Bridge #258.57

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UP Bridge #258.57

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #797)

This stone arch culvert and concrete box culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek in Carroll

Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1889, 1896, 1910 and c. 1950

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert (south tracks), 12' concrete encased beam (middle tracks), 12' concrete box culvert (north tracks)

Description:
Stone arch and concrete box culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF 320th Street Bridge

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BNSF 320th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1276)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 320th Street west of Coon Rapids

Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 320th Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Brushy Creek Bridge (Dedham)

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BNSF Brushy Creek Bridge (Dedham)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1286)

This large deck plate girder and concrete skeleton abutment bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Brushy Creek in Dedham

Dedham, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
90' deck plate girder and 2-54' concrete arch skeleton abutments

Description:
Deck plate girder and concrete skeleton abutment bridge over Brushy Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Robin Avenue Bridge

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BNSF Robin Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1280)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Robin Avenue east of Dedham

Dedham, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Robin Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Eagle Avenue Bridge

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BNSF Eagle Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1326)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Eagle Avenue east of Manning

Manning, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Eagle Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Jade Avenue Bridge

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BNSF Jade Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1306)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Jade Avenue east of Templeton

Templeton, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Jade Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Middle Raccoon River Bridge

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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:

Local

BNSF Old May Street Bridge

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BNSF Old May Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1332 1/2)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over a former alignment of May Street in Manning

Manning, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-23' and 1-19' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over former alignment of May Street

Significance:

Local

Sabula Railroad Bridge

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Sabula Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-496)

This large through truss swing bridge crosses the Mississippi River between Sabula and Savanna

Sabula, Jackson County, Iowa to Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
365' through truss swing span, 260' Parker through truss, 4-218' Pratt through trusses and deck plate girder

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

High

BNSF Timber Avenue Bridge

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BNSF Timber Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1274)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Timber Avenue west of Coon Rapids

Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Timber Avenue

Significance:

Local