This through plate girder bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Indian Creek at 15th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: City of Council Bluffs

Status: Abandoned

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
55' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

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:

This massive subdivided Warren through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Pigeon Creek below Old Mormon Bridge Road near Crescent

Crescent, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
143' subdivided Warren through truss

Description:
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Pigeon Creek

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 through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway (Rock Island) yard lead over Indian Creek at 12th Avenue in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: Abandoned

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:

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 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 deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries a former Wabash Railroad branch line over Mosquito Creek near Iowa Highway 92 in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: City of Council Bluffs

Status: Abandoned

Built 1934

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railway

Design:
1-62' deck plate girder and 8-23' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 490th Street east of Hancock

Hancock, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1951-52

by

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

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-45' and 2-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 490th Street

Significance: