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.

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UP Bridge #233.38

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UP Bridge #233.38

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #780)

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 south of Carnes

Carnes, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

DAIR Dry Creek Bridge (East)

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DAIR Dry Creek Bridge (East)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-783)

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Dry Creek Diversion Channel in Hawarden

Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: City of Hawarden

Status: Abandoned

Built 1962

by

Paxton-Vierling Steel Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Dry Creek

Significance:

Minimal

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

UP Bridge #229.04

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UP Bridge #229.04

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #775)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside 3rd Avenue south 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:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

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 #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

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 W. Branch Floyd River Bridge

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BNSF W. Branch Floyd River Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #186.2)

This through plate girder bridge once carried a former Great Northern Railway mainline across the West Branch Floyd River between Sioux Center and Maurice

Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1944 using spans fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
1-60' and 2-40' through plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Branch Floyd River

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 #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