Chicago Great Western Railway

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Abandoned CGW Fourmile Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Fourmile Creek on Railroad
Abandoned

BNSF Center Street Overpass (Carroll County, Iowa)
Built 1913
Through truss bridge over Center Street, West Nishnabota River & removed CGW
Open to traffic

Byron CGW Deck Truss Bridge (Ogle County, Illinois)
Lost Deck truss bridge over Rock River on Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

CGW Bailey Creek Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Bailey Creek on Planned Rail-Trail
Abandoned

CGW Beaverdam Creek Trestle (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Beaverdam Creek on Planned Rail-Trail
Abandoned

CGW Cedar River Bridge (Bremer County, Iowa)
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Railroad in Waverly
Replaced by new bridge

CGW Cedar River Bridge (N) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Removed betwixt the 1930s and the 1950s aerial imagery
Lost Bridge over Cedar River on Railroad (CGW)
Removed

CGW Cheslea Creek Trestle (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Steel stringer bridge over Cheslea Creek on Planned Rail-Trail
Open to traffic

CGW Clanton Creek Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Abandoned bridge over Clanton Creek on Railroad (CGW)
Abandoned

CGW Clanton Creek Bridge #2 (Madison County, Iowa)
Unknown type bridge over Clanton Creek on Railroad (CGW)
Abandoned

CGW Concrete Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Abandoned slab bridge over Intermittent Stream on Abandoned Chicago Great Western Ry
Derelict/abandoned

CGW Culvert (Dodge County, Minnesota)
Abandoned stone culvert bridge over Unknown Stream on Railroad
Abandoned

CGW Deer Creek Bridge (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Deer Creek on Abandoned Chicago Northwestern Railway
Derelict/abandoned

CGW Des Moines River Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1887, closed to railroad traffic in 2001; purchased by the city in 2002 for future trail usage, to be removed 2013
Abandoned Pratt Truss Bridge over Des Moines River
Gonna be gone by June 2013

CGW Des Moines River Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Abandoned 1932; Removed sometime betwixt abandonment date and the 1950s
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
No longer exists

CGW Grand River Bridge (Union County, Iowa)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Grand Rive on Railroad (CGW)
Abandoned

CGW Kilbuck Creek Bridge (Ogle County, Illinois)
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Kilbuck Creek on Railroad
Removed

CGW Lincoln Highway Overpass (Carroll County, Iowa)
Built in the 1950s, removed 1977
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Lincoln Highway on Railroad
Removed

CGW Lincoln Highway Overpass (Old) (Carroll County, Iowa)
Replaced in the 1950s
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Lincoln Highway on Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

CGW Little Cedar River Bridge (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Lost Bridge over Little Cedar River on Chicago Great Western
No longer exists

CGW Main Street Overpass (Howard County, Iowa)
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Main Street on Railroad (CGW)
Removed

CGW Overpass (Carroll County, Iowa)
Removed betwixt the 1970s and the 1980s aerial imagery
Lost Through truss bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Removed

CGW Owens Creek Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge over Owens Creek on Abandoned Chicago Great Western Ry
No longer exists

CGW Raccoon River Trestle (Carroll County, Iowa)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Middle Branch Raccoon River on Railroad
Abandoned

CGW Railroad Street Overpass (Marshall County, Iowa)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Railroad Street on Abandoned Railroad
Abandoned

CGW S.Branch Kishwaukee River Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge over S. Branch Kishwaukee River on Abandoned Chicago Great Western Ry
No longer exists

CGW South Fork Clanton Creek Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Pony plate girder bridge over South Fork Clanton Creek on Private Road
Open to private traffic

CGW Stone Arch (Ogle County, Illinois)
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Farm on Railroad
Abandoned

CGW Stone Culvert (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Abandoned stone culvert bridge over trib to Owens creek on abandoned GGW Ry
Abandoned

CGW Upper Iowa River Bridge (Freeborn County, Minnesota)
Built 1903, partially removed sometime after abandonedment in 1970's
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Upper Iowa River on Former Chicago Great Western Railway
Derelict/abandoned

CGW Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Lost Bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
No longer exists

CGW Watson Creek Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Watson Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

CGW West Branch Beaverdam Creek Trestle (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over West Branch Beaverdam Creek on Planned Rail-Trail
Abandoned

CGW Winston Tunnel High Bridge (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Ravine on Abandoned Chicago Great Western Ry
No longer exists

CGW Wolf Creek Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek on Railroad (CGW)
Removed

CGW Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Through truss bridge over Zumbro River on Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Chichaqua Valley Trail Santiago Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Bridge over Santiago Creek on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Chichaqua Valley Trail Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Skunk River on Chichaqua Valley Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Chichaqua Valley Trail Skunk River Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Skunk River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

D&W Charles Street Overpass (Fayette County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1899
Concrete stringer bridge over Charles Street on D&W Railroad, formerly CGW
Open to traffic

D&W Little Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
Open to traffic

D&W Otter Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Otter Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

D&W Wapsi Backwaters Trestle (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Timber stringer bridge over Old Wapsinicon River Channel on D&W Railroad
Open to traffic

D&W Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
Open to traffic

DM&E Industrial Spur IL2 Bridge (Ogle County, Illinois)
Built 1935
Steel stringer bridge over IL 2 (E Blackhawk Dr) on Dakota Minn & Eastern RR (former CGW))
Open to traffic

DM&E Industrial Spur IL72 Bridge (Ogle County, Illinois)
Built 1933
Steel stringer bridge over IL72 on DM&E Railroad (formerly CGW)
Open

DM&E Industrial Spur Marrill Rd Bridge (Ogle County, Illinois)
Built 1941
Steel stringer bridge over Marrill Rd on DM&E Railroad (formerly CGW)
Open to traffic

DM&E Rock River Bridge - Byron (Ogle County, Illinois)
Original Great Western Railroad bridge. Now Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern.
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River on DM&E RR (former CGW)
Open to traffic

DM&E Zumbro River Bridge #2 (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Deck plate girder bridge over Zumbro River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Dubuque Rail Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Most spans and piers built 1900, with the swing span being built 1892, approach spans being rebuilt 2012/2013 with heavier chords
Mississippi River crossing on BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway in Dubuque
Open to railroad traffic

Fort Dodge High Bridge (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1902 by the Mason City and Fort Dodge Railway, later Chicago Great Western
Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on railroad
Open to traffic

Fox River Great Western Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1956-1957 for Chicago Great Western RR, pedestrian bridge later added on north side of existing structure
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River in St Charles on UPRR (formerly CGW RR)
Open

Great Western Trail Drainage Culvert (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Stone arch bridge over Intermittent Stream on Great Western Bike Trail (former CGW Ry)
Open to pedestrians only

Great Western Trail Farm Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1910
Slab bridge over Abandoned farm road on Great Western Bike Trail (former CGW Ry)
Open to pedestrians only

Great Western Trail IL47 Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
CGW abandoned in 1977
Steel stringer bridge over IL 47 on Great Western Bike Trail in Lily Lake
Open to pedestrians

Great Western Viaduct (Buchanan County, Missouri)
Built 1929
Concrete deck girder bridge over abandoned railroad tracks on Northwest Parkway in St. Joseph
Open to traffic

Heritage Trail Creek Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Bridge
Open to pedestrians only

Heritage Trail Little Maquoketa River Bridge #1 (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Little Maquoketa River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Heritage Trail Little Maquoketa River Bridge #2 (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Little Maquoketa River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Heritage Trail Little Maquoketa River Bridge #3 (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Maquoketa River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Heritage Trail Little Maquoketa River Bridge #4 (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Maquoketa River on Trail
Open to traffic

Heritage Trail Little Maquoketa River Bridge #5 (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Bridge over Little Maquoketa River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Heritage Trail Little Maquoketa River Bridge #6 (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Bridge over Little Maquoketa River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Heritage Trail Little Maquoketa River Bridge #7 (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Bridge over Little Maquoketa River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Heritage Trail Little Maquoketa River Bridge #8 (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Bridge over Maquoketa River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Hoffman Swing Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1910 for Chicago Great Western
Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS McPherson Avenue Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over McPherson Avenue & Little Mosquito Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Railroad on Railroad
Open to traffic

IAIS US6 Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over US 6 on Railroad
Open to traffic

IANR Cedar River Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Collapsed in 08 flooding, put back on the piers.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Railroad
Open to traffic

IANR Overpass (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1930
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Iowa Northern Railroad on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

Kansas River Railroad Bridge No. 1 (Wyandotte County, Kansas)
Built 1904 to replace previous bridge destroyed by 1903 flood
Four-span through truss bridge over Kansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad just north of I-70
Open to single-track railroad traffic

Milwaukee Road Overpass (Goodhue County, Minnesota)
Lost Stringer bridge over Chicago Great Western Railroad on Milwaukee Road Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Rolling Prairie Trail Shell Rock River Bridge (Butler County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Shell Rock River on Rolling Prairie Trail
Open to pedestrians only

St. Paul Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1913 replacing a swing bridge, raised 1925, rebuilt over Warner Road 1956
Vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River in St. Paul


Union Station (Unbuilt) (Polk County, Iowa)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Des Moines River on Railroads/Passenger Station
Never built

UP Boone River Bridge (Wright County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Boone River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Drainage Ditch Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Concrete deck girder bridge over Drainage Ditch by Newell St crossing
Open to traffic

UP Elk Run Bridge (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Deck girder bridge over Elk Run on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Spring Creek Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Spring Creek on Railroad (UP)
Open to traffic

UP US-65 NB Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US 65 on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP US-65 SB Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US 65 on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP US169 Overpass (Webster County, Iowa)
Built 1935
Steel stringer bridge over US 169 on Railroad
Open to traffic

UP Winnebago River Bridge (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa)
Built 1956 replacing a 4 short span deck plate girder
Deck plate girder bridge over Winnebago River on Railroad
Open to traffic

UPRR IL31 Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1962
Deck plate bridge over IL 31 (Second St) on UPRR spur (formerly CGW RR)
Open to traffic

Waverly Railroad Bridge (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1902 by the Chicago Great Western Railroad; Converted to recreational trail 1997
Deck plate girder bridge over Cedar River on Waverly Rail Trail
Open to pedestrians

Winston Tunnel (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built for the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad in 1888, was the longest rail tunnel in Illinois
Abandoned tunnel on former Chicago-Great Western Railway
Abandoned