Railroad Bridges in Crawford County , Iowa


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

Random Bridges

CN North Grove Creek Bridge

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CN North Grove Creek Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA462.4)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over North Grove Creek alongside US Highway 30 between Dow City and Dunlap

Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1951 using a span fabricated 1911

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
50' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Grove Creek

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

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

BNSF Bridge #415.99

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BNSF Bridge #415.99

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1397)

This small concrete arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over an unnamed creek near 380th Street in Aspinwall

Aspinwall, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
10' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Boyer River Bridge #2

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UP Boyer River Bridge #2

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #886)

This large Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Boyer River alongside US Highway 30 near Dow City

Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Condon-Cunningham Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
190' Warren through truss and 2-48' steel stringers

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Boyer River

Significance:

Moderate

CN Boyer River Bridge #4

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CN Boyer River Bridge #4

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA443.5)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the Boyer River southwest of Deloit

Deloit, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1961 using a span fabricated 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois; George B. Swift Company of Chicago, IIllinois and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
76' through plate girder, 49' steel stringer and 24' deck plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Boyer River

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #454.9

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CN Bridge #454.9

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA454.9)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over an unnamed alongside US Highway 30 and Lincoln Way northeast of Arion

Arion, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1952 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
45' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Old 380th Street Bridge

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BNSF Old 380th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-1350)

This filled in concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over a former alignment of 380th Street (County Road M64)

Aspinwall, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Filled In

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Filled in concrete slab bridge over former alignment of 380th Street (County Road M64)

Significance:

Local

CN Willow Creek Bridge (Arion)

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CN Willow Creek Bridge (Arion)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA453.8)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over an unnamed alongside US Highway 30 and Lincoln Way between Denison and Arion

Denison, Crawford County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1920 using spans fabricated c. 1895

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek

Significance:

Local

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