This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Mosquito Creek north of Neola

Neola, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-80' and 2-50' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Neola Creek in Neola

Neola, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Neola Creek

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over DeSoto Avenue near Loveland

Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
18' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over DeSoto Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries a former joint Chicago & North Western Railway and Illinois Central Railway industrial spur over Indian Creek at 1st Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: City of Council Bluffs

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1900 and 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder (north track), 65' through plate girder (south track)

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Greybill Creek along Pinoak Road east of Hancock

Hancock, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1952

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Unknown and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-80' and 2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Greybill Creek

Significance:

This Warren pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Mosquito Creek north of Underwood

Underwood, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1934

by

Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
123' Warren pony truss

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) branch line over the East Branch West Nishnabotna River south of Avoca

Acova, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned, Used As a Field Access

Built c. 1910 using a span fabricated c. 1885

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
110' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over East Branch West Nishnabotna River

Significance:

This through and deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Mosquito Creek north of Neola

Neola, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and extended 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
107' through plate girder and 40' deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over a Union Pacific Railroad (former Chicago & North Western Railway) mainline near Loveland

Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Campbell & Saguin of Council Bluffs, Iowa

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
94' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

This Warren pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Mosquito Creek south of Neola

Neola, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1911 and 1933

by

Unknown and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
123' Warren pony truss and 2-60' through plate girders

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance: