Railroad Bridges in Sioux County , Iowa

Sioux County is located in northwest Iowa. The largest city is Sioux Center, while the seat is Orange City.
Cities Fairview Hudson Rock Valley Hawarden Carnes Alton Hospers Sioux Center Hull

Random Bridges

BNSF US-18 Bridge (Hull)
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BNSF US-18 Bridge (Hull)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #171.7)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over US Highway 18 west of Hull

Hull, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

Unknown and Bonesteel & Hyde of Watertown, South Dakota

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-40' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 18

Significance:

Local

Hawarden Railroad Bridge (North)
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Hawarden Railroad Bridge (North)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-572)

This Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) secondary line over the Big Sioux River north of Hawarden

Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa to Hudson, Lincoln County, South Dakota

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
138' Pratt through truss and 33-13' steel stringers

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Bridge #228.45
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UP Bridge #228.45

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #770)

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek south of Alton

Alton, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

DAIR Sixmile Creek Bridge
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DAIR Sixmile Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #T-546)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over Sixmile Creek alongside Iowa Highway 12 south of Hawarden

Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1936 using a span fabricated 1894

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
63' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sixmile Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #217.54
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UP Bridge #217.54

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #747)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Hospers

Hospers, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Kiwanis Bridge
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Kiwanis Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #R-780)

This large Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over the Rock River in Rock Valley

Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: City of Rock Valley

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1930 using spans fabricated 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-140' Pratt through trusses and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Bridge #175.80
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BNSF Bridge #175.80

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #175.8)

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Great Northern Railway mainline over an unnamed creek near 350th Street north of Sioux Center

Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #224.73
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UP Bridge #224.73

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #762)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Alton

Alton, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
24' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, North)
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BNSF US-75 Bridge (Hull, North)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #168.6)

This steel stringer bridge is the northern of two bridges carrying a former Great Northern Railway mainline over US Highway 75 northwest of Hull

Hull, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-32' and 2-26' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 75

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #223.35
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UP Bridge #223.35

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #759)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Alton

Alton, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
24' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local