Railroad Bridges in Mills County , Iowa
Mills County is located in southwest Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Glenwood.
Random Bridges
BNSF Ives Avenue Bridge
BNSF Ives Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #470.96)
This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Ives Avenue in Glenwood
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1903
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
20' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Ives Avenue
Significance:
BNSF Bridge #472.12
BNSF Bridge #472.12
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #472.12)
This small concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek near Jamett Road west of Glenwood
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1903
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
12' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
Balfour (272nd Street) Overpass
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Balfour (272nd Street) Overpass
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #467.17)
This through plate girder overpass carries 272nd Street over a BNSF Railway (former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad) mainline near the former station of Balfour
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built 1952 using a span fabricated c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
45' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder overpass over BNSF Railway (former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad)
Significance:
BNSF Lacey Street Bridge (Glenwood)
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BNSF Lacey Street Bridge (Glenwood)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #471.09)
This small concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Lacey Street in Glenwood
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built c. 1950
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
26' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Lacey Street
Significance:
BNSF Indian Creek Bridge (Emerson, East)
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BNSF Indian Creek Bridge (Emerson, East)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #451.49)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Indian Creek alongside County Road H34 on the east side of Emerson
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1904
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
1-65' and 2-45' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Indian Creek
Significance:
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishabotna River Bridge
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - West Nishabotna River Bridge
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1229)
This historic Whipple through truss bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over the West Nishnabotna River near the former station of White Cloud
Owner: Mills County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1910 using a span fabricated 1884
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
114' Whipple through truss, 46' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over West Nishnabotna River
Significance:
BNSF Vine Street Bridge (Glenwood)
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BNSF Vine Street Bridge (Glenwood)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #471.46)
This double concrete box culvert carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Vine Street in Glenwood
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1903
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
double 12'x14' concrete box culvert
Description:
Double concrete box culvert over Vine Street
Significance:
BNSF Pony Creek Bridge (Pacific Junction, North)
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BNSF Pony Creek Bridge (Pacific Junction, North)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #476.20)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over Pony Creek alongside County Road L31 north of Pacific Junction
Pacific Junction, Mills County, Iowa
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1909
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
80' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Pony Creek
Significance:
N&W Bridge #392.11
N&W Bridge #392.11
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1261B)
This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over an unnamed ditch alongside 295th Street south of Silver City
Silver City, Mills County, Iowa
Owner: Mills County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1940
by
Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
3-16' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed ditch
Significance:
Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Snake Creek Bridge (West)
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Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Snake Creek Bridge (West)
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1272)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Snake Creek alongside County Road H12 in Mineola
Owner: Mills County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1940
by
Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
1-44', 4-22' and 1-21' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Snake Creek
Significance: