Railroad Bridges in Crawford County , Iowa

Crawford County is located in west central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Denison.
Cities Denison Dow City Aspinwall Manilla Deloit Arion

Random Bridges

CN Bridge #458.8
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CN Bridge #458.8

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA458.8)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek alongside US Highway 30 near Dow City

Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1919 using a span fabricated c. 1895

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
52' deck plate girder and 2-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF 370th Street Bridge
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BNSF 370th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1352 1/2)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 370th Street west of Aspinwall

Aspinwall, Crawford 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 370th Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Elkhorn Creek Culvert (Manilla)
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BNSF Elkhorn Creek Culvert (Manilla)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1360)

This small concrete arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Elkhorn Creek near 340th Street northeast of Manilla

Manilla, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

for

Design:
10' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over Elkhorn Creek

Significance:

Local

CN East Boyer River Bridge
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CN East Boyer River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA449.1)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the East Boyer River in Denison

Denison, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1966

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
79' through plate girder and 2-48' and 1-12' steel stringers

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over East Boyer River

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF 350th Street Bridge
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BNSF 350th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1356)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 350th Street northeast of Manilla

Manilla, Crawford 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 350th Street

Significance:

Local

390th Street Overpass
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390th Street Overpass

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1333 1/2)

This through plate girder overpass carries 305th Street over a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline east of Aspinwall

Aspinwall, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913 using a span fabricated 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
41' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway

Significance:

Moderate

CN Boyer River Bridge #5
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CN Boyer River Bridge #5

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W452.2)

This Pratt through truss bridge and through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the Boyer River alongside US Highway 30 southwest of Denison

Denison, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899 and 1948 using a span fabricated 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
127' Pratt through truss, 2-45' through plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge and through plate girder bridge over Boyer River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF W. Fork West Nishnabotna River Bridge
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BNSF W. Fork West Nishnabotna River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1378 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the West Fork West Nishnabotna River along 320th Street in Manilla

Manilla, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1941

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
85' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Fork West Nishnabotna River

Significance:

Local

CN Flasher Creek Bridge
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CN Flasher Creek Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA459.6)

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Flasher Creek alongside US Highway 30 southwest of Dow City

Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
3-16' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Flasher Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge 445.1
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CN Bridge 445.1

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA445.1)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek southwest of Deloit

Deloit, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1954 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
30' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local