Railroad Bridges in Monona County, Iowa


Monona County is located in west central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Onawa.

UP McCandless Cleghorn Ditch Bridge

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UP McCandless Cleghorn Ditch Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #543)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over McCandless Cleghorn Ditch alongside County Road K45 in Whiting

Whiting, Monona County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906 and 1913

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over McCandless Cleghorn Ditch

Significance:

Local