Railroad Bridges in Iowa


Iowa is a state located in the Midwest. Numerous railroads throughout the state serve mainly agricultural industries.

Note: This site is currently under construction, and not all bridge pages are complete. Additional bridges are included on the old site.


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Fossil Prairie Park Trail Bridge

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Fossil Prairie Park Trail Bridge

, , Iowa

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5th Street Trail Bridge

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5th Street Trail Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #262 3/4)

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Abandoned UP Cheslea Creek Bridge

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Abandoned UP Cheslea Creek Bridge

This steel stringer bridge crosses Cheslea Creek along County Road S42

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Cerro Gordo County

Status: Abandoned

Built ca. 1930

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Chicago Great Western Railway

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Steel and timber stringer

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Steel and timber stringer bridge over Cheslea Creek

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Blair Railroad Bridge

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Blair Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-72)

This massive Parker Through Truss bridge crosses the Missouri River alongside US Highway 30 at Blair

Blair, Washington County, Nebraska to California Junction, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

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American Bridge Company (Gary Plant)

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Chicago & North Western Railway

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3-330' Parker through trusses, deck plate girder and steel stringer

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Parker through truss bridge over Missouri River

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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

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Great Northern Railway

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8' stone arch culvert

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Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

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