Railroad Bridges in Pottawattamie County , Iowa
Pottawattamie County is located in west central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Council Bluffs.
Random Bridges
CN Old Boyer River Bridge
CN Old Boyer River Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA494.7)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over a former channel of the Boyer River alongside Old Lincoln Highway 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:
1-89' and 2-75' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over former alignment of Boyer River
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RI E. Branch West Nishnabotna River Bridge
RI E. Branch West Nishnabotna River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #23)
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
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IAIS Indian Creek Bridge
IAIS Indian Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #5000)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway (Rock Island) mainline over Indian Creek at 13th Avenue in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1899
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
48' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek
Significance:
First Avenue Trail - Indian Creek Bridge
First Avenue Trail - Indian Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1090B)
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:
IAIS Middle Silver Creek Bridge
IAIS Middle Silver Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4666)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Middle Silver Creek in a rural area west of Hancock
Hancock, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1952-53
by
American Bridge Company of New York; List & Weatherly Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
1-80', 1-79' and 1-60' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Silver Creek
Significance:
IAIS 420th Street Bridge
IAIS 420th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4603)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 420th Street west of Hancock
Hancock, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1952 using spans fabricated 1899
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York; Unknown and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
1-65' and 2-44' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 420th Street
Significance:
IAIS Franklin Avenue Bridge
IAIS Franklin Avenue Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #500.96)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over Franklin Avenue near Interstate 80 on the east side of Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1969 using a span fabricated 1902
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
44' deck plate girder and concrete modular girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Franklin Avenue and unnamed creek
Significance:
IAIS 272nd Street Bridge
IAIS 272nd Street Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4751)
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over 272nd Street east of McClelland
McClelland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1938
by
Unknown and Duvall & McKinney of Logan, Iowa
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
42' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 272nd Street
Significance:
CN Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)
CN Indian Creek Bridge (Council Bluffs)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #WA511.8)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Indian Creek at 13th Street in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1899
by
American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and C.E.H. Campbell of Council Bluffs, Iowa
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
50' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek
Significance:
IAIS Greybill Creek Bridge
IAIS Greybill Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #4537)
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
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