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Chicago Great Western Railway
Reporting mark: CGW
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8th Street Bridge (Rice County, Minnesota)
Lost through truss bridge over Straight River and CGW RRRemoved but not replaced
BNSF - Indian Creek Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on RailroadOpen to traffic
BNSF - Manning Viaduct (Carroll County, Iowa)
Built 1913Pratt through truss bridge over Center Street, West Nishnabota River & removed CGW on BNSF RailwayOpen to traffic
Boom Island Pedestrian Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1901, Converted to pedestrian usage in 1987; Rehabilitated 2018Pratt through truss bridge over Back Channel of Mississippi River on Pedestrian trailOpen to pedestrians
CBQ/CGW Overpass (Union County, Iowa)
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Chicago Great Western Railroad on Chicago,Burlington, & Quincy RailroadRemoved but not replaced
CGW - 102 River Bridge (Andrew County, Missouri)
Lost Bridge over One Hundred and Two River on Chicago Great Western RailwayNo longer exists
CGW - Baskins Run Bridge (Bremer County, Iowa)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Baskins Run on Chicago Great Western RailwayDerelict/abandoned
CGW - Beaver Creek Bridge (Worth County, Iowa)
Built 1907Abandoned deck arch bridge over Beaver Creek on Abandoned Chicago & North Western RailwayDerelict/abandoned
CGW - Bridge #F167 (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1883, abandoned 1988Stone arch bridge over Tributary of Snipe Creek on Abandoned Chicago & North Western RailwayDerelict/abandoned
CGW - Bridge #F184 (Jasper County, Iowa)
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over North Skunk River Tributary on Chicago Great Western RailwayAbandoned
CGW - Bridge #F262 (Polk County, Iowa)
Stone arch bridge over Tributary of Fourmile Creek on Abandoned Union Pacific Railroad (Future Trail)Intact but closed to all traffic
CGW - Bridge #F281 (Warren County, Iowa)
Built Ca. 1887Stone arch bridge over Tributary of Badger Creek on Great Western TrailOpen to pedestrians only
CGW - Bridge #F383 (Ringgold County, Iowa)
Lost Concrete Arch bridge over Unnamed Creek on Abandoned Chicago & North Western RailwayCollapsed
CGW - Cannon River Bridge (Goodhue County, Minnesota)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Cannon River on Chicago Great Western RRRemoved but not replaced
CGW - Cedar River Bridge (N) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1885 at St Paul; Relocated here 1914, Line abandoned & bridge removed1950Lost Bridge over Cedar River on Railroad (CGW)Removed
CGW - Cedar River Bridge (N, Old) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Built 1880; Collapsed 1914 during replacementLost Thacher through truss bridge over Cedar River on Chicago Great Western Railway in WaverlyCollapsed
CGW - Cedar River Bridge (Otranto, New) (Mitchell County, Iowa)
Abandoned 1981, removed 1980sLost Deck Plate Girder bridge over Cedar River on former Chicago Great Western, later Chicago & North Western RailwayDemolished
CGW - Cemetery Trestle (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Abandoned by CNW RR 1988, converted to trail usage??Timber stringer bridge over unnamed branch of Black Hawk Creek on Sergeant Road Trail (former CGW/CNW RR)Derelict/Abandoned??
CGW - CNW Overpass (Carroll County, Iowa)
Removed 1977Lost Through truss bridge over Chicago Great Western Railway on Chicago Great Western RailwayRemoved
CGW - Concrete Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Abandoned slab bridge over Intermittent Stream on Abandoned Chicago Great Western RyDerelict/abandoned
CGW - Crane's Grove Bridge (Stephenson County, Illinois)
Removed 1974Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Crane's Grove Creek on Chicago Great Western RailroadDemolished
CGW - Deer Creek Bridge (Worth County, Iowa)
Abandoned 1981Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Deer Creek on former Chicago Great Western, later Chicago & North Western RailwayDerelict/abandoned with rails removed
CGW - Des Moines River Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1901, closed to railroad traffic in 2001; purchased by the city in 2002 for future trail usage, demolished in 2013Lost abandoned Pratt Truss Bridge over Des Moines RiverLast of the four spans demolished on 11 September 2013.
CGW - East Branch Buffalo Creek Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Abandoned 1980, removed 1980sLost Deck plate girder bridge over East Branch Buffalo Creek on former Chicago Great Western, later Chicago & North Western RailwayDemolished
CGW - East Peru Bridge (Madison County, Iowa)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Clanton Creek on Chicago Great Western RailwayRemoved but not replaced
CGW - Egan Stone Arch (Ogle County, Illinois)
Built Ca. 1887Abandoned stone arch bridge over Farm Field on Abandoned Chicago & Great Western RailwayAbandoned
CGW - Elma Stone Culvert (Howard County, Iowa)
Stone culvert bridge over Drainage waterway on Former CGW Railroad ROWOpen to pedestrians only
CGW - Fox River Bridge (Old) (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1886; Replaced 1956Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Fox River on Chicago Great Western RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
CGW - IA92 Overpass (Warren County, Iowa)
Lost Bridge over Highway 92 on Chicago & North Western RailwayRemoved but not replaced
CGW - Iowa River Bottoms Trestle #1 (Marshall County, Iowa)
Abandoned 1988, removed ca. 1989Timber stringer bridge over Iowa River Bottoms on former Chicago Great Western, later Chicago & North Western RailwayDemolished
CGW - Iowa River Bottoms Trestle #2 (Marshall County, Iowa)
Abandoned 1988, removed ca. 1989Lost Timber stringer bridge over Iowa River Bottoms on former Chicago Great Western, later Chicago & North Western RailwayDemolished
CGW - Iowa River Bridge (Marshall County, Iowa)
Abandoned 1988, removed ca. 1989Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Iowa River on former Chicago Great Western, later Chicago & North Western RailwayDemolished
CGW - Lamont Creek Bridge (Buchanan County, Iowa)
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Lamont Creek on RailroadDerelict/abandoned
CGW - Lindsey Creek Bridge (Delaware County, Iowa)
Abandoned 1980, tracks removed 1981Abandoned slab bridge over Lindsey Creek on RailroadDerelict/abandoned
CGW - Main Street Viaduct (Howard County, Iowa)
Built 1954; Removed 1982Lost Steel stringer bridge over Main Street on Chicago Great Western RailwayRemoved
CGW - Maquoketa River Bridge (Delaware County, Iowa)
Abandoned 1980, removed 1980sLost Deck plate girder bridge over Maquoketa River on former Chicago Great Western, later Chicago & North Western RailwayDemolished
CGW - Mousehole (Marshall County, Iowa)
Built 1906, abandoned 1988, removed summer 2015Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Railroad Street on Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern RailroadDemolished
CGW - Nicollet Island Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1901, Abandoned 1968Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over East Channel Mississippi River on CGW RailroadAbandoned
CGW - Old Girot Hill Road Overpass (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Old Girot Hill Road on Abandoned Chicago & North Western RailwayDerelict/abandoned
CGW - Owens Creek Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge over Owens Creek on Abandoned Chicago Great Western RyNo longer exists
CGW - Raccoon River Trestle (Carroll County, Iowa)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Middle Branch Raccoon River on RailroadAbandoned
CGW - Rue Street Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Rue Street on Chicago Great Western RailwayRemoved
CGW - Small Stream Bridge (Dodge County, Minnesota)
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Small Stream on Railroad (CGW)Abandoned
CGW - St. Paul Swing Bridge (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1885; Replaced 1913Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago Great Western RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
CGW - Stewartville Stone Arch (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Drainage Ditch on Former Chicago & Northwestern RailwayDerelict/abandoned
CGW - Stone Culvert (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Abandoned stone culvert bridge over trib to Owens creek on abandoned GGW RyAbandoned
CGW - Unnamed Stream Culvert (Dodge County, Minnesota)
Built ca. 1885Abandoned stone culvert bridge over Unknown Stream on Abandoned CGW RailroadAbandoned
CGW - W Hwy 71 Overpass (Andrew County, Missouri)
Built in the first half of the century, This was filled in during the 1990's after the rails had been removed.Lost Steel stringer bridge over Chicago Great Western Railway on US 71 Business LoopNo longer exists
CGW - Wapsipinicon River Bridge (Tripoli) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed 1970Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on former Chicago Great Western, later Chicago & North Western RailwayDemolished
CGW - Wapsipinicon River Trestle (Readlyn) (Bremer County, Iowa)
Abandoned 1985Lost Timber stringer bridge over Wapsipinicon River on former Chicago Great Western, later Chicago & North Western RailwayDemolished
CGW - West Fork Dry Run Trestle (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Lost Timber stringer bridge over West Fork Dry Run on Chicago Great Western RailwayRemoved but not replaced
CGW - Winston Tunnel (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Built for the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad in 1888, was the longest rail tunnel in IllinoisAbandoned tunnel on former Chicago-Great Western RailwayAbandoned
CGW - Wolf Creek Bridge (Rice County, Minnesota)
Removed ca. 1968Lost Bridge over Wolf Creek on Chicago Great Western RailwayRemoved
CGW - Wolf Creek Bridge (Tama County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed ca. 1988Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek on Railroad (CGW)Removed
CGW - Zumbro River Bridge (Olmsted County, Minnesota)
Built 1883; Replaced 1908Whipple through truss bridge over Zumbro River on Chicago Great Western RailwayDestroyed by flooding & replaced by a new bridge
CGW Bridge #F183 (Jasper County, Iowa)
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over North Skunk River Tributary on Chicago Great Western RailwayAbandoned
CGW/MILW - Dexter Crossing (Mower County, Minnesota)
Abandoned 1981, removed 1980sLost Bridge over former Milwaukee Road on former Chicago Great Western, later CNW RRDemolished
CGW/MILW Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Chicago Great Western RailwayRemoved
CGW/MILW Overpass (Marshall County, Iowa)
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Chicago Great Western RailwayRemoved but not replaced
CGW/MILW Spring Valley Overpass (Fillmore County, Minnesota)
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on former Chicago Great Western, later Chicago & North Western RailwayRemoved but not replaced
CN - Dubuque Bridge (Dubuque County, Iowa)
Swing Span Built 1892, Approach Spans Built 1899; Bridge Strengthened 2012/13Mississippi River crossing on BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway in DubuqueOpen to railroad traffic
CN/IANR Overpass (Black Hawk County, Iowa)
Built 1930Pony/through plate girder bridge over Iowa Northern Railroad on Canadian National RailwayOpen to traffic
CNW - Bee Creek Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Removed 1986/7Lost Through truss bridge over Bee Creek on Chicago & North Western RailwayRemoved
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