This concrete encased bean bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Court Avenue in Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
27' concrete encased beam and 2-9' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Court Avenue

Significance:

This deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 570th Street north of Williamson

Williamson, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1920

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge over 570th Street

Significance:

This concrete encased bean bridge once carried a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Albia Road (Business US Highway 34) in Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Removed but not replaced

Built 1912

by

J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
27' concrete encased beam and 2-9' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Albia Road (Business US Highway 34)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over the Chariton River south of Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912 and c. 1940 using spans fabricated 1898 and c. 1900

by

American Bridge Company of New York; King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio; J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-100', 1-90' and 1-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Chariton River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Wolf Creek south of Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912 and 1941

by

American Bridge Company of New York; J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois and F.K. Ketler Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-70' and 1-65' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek

Significance:

This concrete encased bean bridge once carried a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Albia Road (Business US Highway 34) in Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1912

by

J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
27' concrete encased beam and 2-9' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Albia Road (Business US Highway 34)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Little White Breast Creek and 252nd Trail north of Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912 and 1941

by

American Bridge Company of New York; J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois and List & Weatherly Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-100' and 2-70' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little White Breast Creek and 252nd Trail

Significance:

This concrete encased bean bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Armory Avenue in Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
27' concrete encased beam and 2-9' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Armory Avenue

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Iowa Highway 14 (Main Street) in Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1934

by

Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa and Alexander-Repass Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-38' and 2-33' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Iowa Highway 14 (Main Street)

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Court Avenue (Business US Highway 34) in Chariton

Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
32' concrete encased beam and 4-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Court Avenue (Business US Highway 34)

Significance: