This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Richards Creek on the east side of Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Richards Creek

Significance:

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Keigley Branch between Story City and Gilbert

Story City, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Keigley Branch

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Stange Road on the north side of the Iowa State University campus in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1963

by

Unknown and Welden Bros. of Iowa Falls, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
74' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Stange Road

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Haber Road on the north side of the Iowa State University campus in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1938

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
18' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Haber Road

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over County Road E41 (Lincoln Highway) east of Nevada

Nevada, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road E41 (Lincoln Highway)

Significance:

This stone arch bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Clear Creek on the northwest side of the Iowa State University campus in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1882 and 1901

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Clear Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek east of Nevada

Nevada, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
35' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carried a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Ioway (formerly Squaw) Creek in Ames

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Owner: City of Ames

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
75' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ioway (formerly Squaw) Creek

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over 597th Avenue east of Cambridge

Cambridge, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Story County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1913 and 1946

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 597th Avenue

Significance:

This large concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline over Rock Creek in Maxwell

Maxwell, Story County, Iowa

Owner: Story County Conservation Board

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1912

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
50' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek

Significance: