Railroad Bridges in Lee County, Iowa


Lee County is located in extreme southeast Iowa. The seat is shared between Fort Madison and Keokuk, while Fort Madison is the larger of the two towns.

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Keokuk Railroad Bridge

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Keokuk Railroad Bridge

This massive double deck through truss swing bridge carries the Keokuk Junction Railway and former US Route 136 over the Mississippi River

Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa to Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois

Owner: City of Keokuk

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Strobel Structural Steel Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Company

Design:
380' Pratt through truss swing span, Parker through truss, Pratt through truss and Warren deck truss

Description:
Double deck through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

High

Fort Madison Railroad Bridge

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Fort Madison Railroad Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #231A)

This massive Baltimore through truss swing bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway mainline and a roadway over the Mississippi River at Fort Madison

Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa to Niota, Hancock County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Union Bridge & Contracting Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
532' Baltimore through truss swing span, 4-270' Baltimore through truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Double deck Baltimore through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

High

BNSF Des Moines River Bridge (Keokuk)

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BNSF Des Moines River Bridge (Keokuk)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #174.95)

This large Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Des Moines River south of Keokuk

Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa to Alexandria, Clark County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-188', 1-174' and 4-147' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

Regional