Railroad Bridges in Crawford County , Iowa
Crawford County is located in west central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Denison.
Random Bridges
390th Street Overpass
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:
CN Flasher Creek Bridge
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:
BNSF Elkhorn Creek Culvert (Manilla)
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:
BNSF 370th Street Bridge
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:
CN East Boyer River Bridge
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:
BNSF Old 380th Street Bridge
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:
UP East Boyer River Bridge
UP East Boyer River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #869)
This unique triple tracked quadrangular lattice through truss bridge once carried a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the East Boyer River in Denison
Denison, Crawford County, Iowa
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
120' quadrangular lattice through truss and 50' through plate girder
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over East Boyer River
Significance:
UP Boyer River Bridge #2
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:
CN Bridge #458.8
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:
BNSF W. Fork West Nishnabotna River Bridge
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: