This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Butcher Creek and 205th Avenue near Hartford

Hartford, Warren County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912 and 1941

by

American Bridge Company of New York; J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois and F.K. Ketler Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-70' and 2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Butcher Creek and 205th Avenue

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad mainline over the Middle River alongside Iowa Highway 5 south of Carlisle

Carlisle, Warren County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle River

Significance:

This massive deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over White Breast Creek north of Melcher-Dalas

Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912; Approaches reconstructed 2022

by

American Bridge Company of New York and J.C. Dunn of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
110' deck plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over White Breast Creek

Significance: