Railroad Bridges in Jasper County , Iowa


Jasper County is located in central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Newton.

Random Bridges

IAIS Severs Creek Bridge

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IAIS Severs Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3312)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Severs Creek alongside County Road F48 east of Colfax

Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Severs Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K241.63

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Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K241.63

This stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek northeast of County Road F34 near Valeria

Valeria, Jasper County, Iowa

Owner: Jasper County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K241.29

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Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K241.29

This unusual stone and concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek northeast of County Road F34 near Valeria

Valeria, Jasper County, Iowa

Owner: Jasper County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900 and c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
1-10' stone arch and 1-10' concrete arch

Description:
Stone and concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K250.08

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Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K250.08

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek alongside County Road F24 in Ira

Ira, Jasper County, Iowa

Owner: Jasper County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS US-6 Bridge (Newton)

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IAIS US-6 Bridge (Newton)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3235)

This through plate girder and concrete deck girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over US Highway 6 (1st Avenue) in Newton

Newton, Jasper County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

Unknown and Des Moines Asphalt Paving Corporation of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
88' through plate girder and 4-35' concrete deck girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over US Highway 6 (1st Avenue)

Significance:

Local

IAIS Rock Creek Bridge

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IAIS Rock Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3098)

This historic deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Rock Creek south of Oakland Acres between Grinnell and Kellogg

Oakland Acres, Jasper County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1888, 1890 and 1912

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-60' and 2-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock Creek

Significance:

Moderate

IAIS Culvert #323.63

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IAIS Culvert #323.63

This stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Monroe Drive in Newton

Newton, Jasper County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1874

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Chichaqua Valley Trail - Clear Creek Bridge

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Chichaqua Valley Trail - Clear Creek Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K246.66)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over Clear Creek east of Mingo

Mingo, Jasper County, Iowa

Owner: Jasper County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Clear Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Cherry Creek Bridge

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IAIS Cherry Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3264)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Cherry Creek west of Newton

Newton, Jasper County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-60', 1-45' and 1-35' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cherry Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Culvert #308.30

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IAIS Culvert #308.30

This heavily modified stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an unnamed tributary of Turner Creek alongside Justice Avenue between Grinnell and Kellogg

Oakland Acres, Jasper County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1875 and reinforced c. 1950

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed tributary of Turner Creek

Significance:

Local