Iowa Interstate Railroad
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"Happy Day" Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1926Pony/through plate girder bridge over Entrance on RailroadOpen to traffic
Adair Viaduct (Adair County, Iowa)
Built 1923Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over the IAIS Railroad on 5th Street (IA 925) in AdairOpen to traffic
Arsenal Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1896, Rehabilitated 1983 & 1997Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississippi River on 2 lanes of traffic and a single rail line in DavenportOpen to traffic
Ashworth Park Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1897Truss bridge over Trail and Walnut Creek on railroadOpen to traffic
Blue Island Railroad Yard Bridges (Cook County, Illinois)
Built in 1935, rebuit in 1964-655 different Camelback Pratt through truss bridges on several different railroads crossing Cal Sag Channel4 wider spans still in use by railroad, a 5th narrower span not used at this time
Booneville Railroad Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1900Quadrangular lattice truss bridge over Racoon River on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
Capitol Street Underpass (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built 1900Steel stringer bridge over Capitol Street on RailroadOpen to traffic
East Avenue Underpass (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Pony through girder over East Avenue on RailroadOpen to traffic
Hennepin Canal Railroad Bridge 5 (Henry County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island RR)Open to traffic
IA925 Underpass (Guthrie County, Iowa)
Steel stringer bridge over IA 925 on RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS 3rd Street Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1928Subdivided Warren Through truss bridge over 3rd Street on Iowa Interstate Railroad tracksOpen to traffic
IAIS 4th Street Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1928Subdivided Warren Through truss bridge on Iowa Interstate Railroad over 4th StreetOpen to traffic
IAIS Alleyway Bridge #1 (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1902Steel Stringer Bridge over Alleyway on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Alleyway Bridge #2 (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1902Lost Steel stringer bridge over Filled In Alleyway on Iowa Interstate RailroadFilled in but still exists
IAIS Brady Street Overpass (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1902Through Plate girder bridge over Brady Street on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Bulger Creek Bridge (Dallas County, Iowa)
Built 1944Warren through truss bridge over Bulgar Creek on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Des Moines River Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built sometime after 1901 replacing a 4 span lattice truss bridge8 span Through Plate Girder bridge over Des Moines River on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Duck Creek Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Duck Creek on RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS East Wapsinonoc Creek bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Built ca 1900. Two spans built 1953Deck plate girder bridge over East Wapsinonoc Creek on railroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Fourmile Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1900Five span deck plate girder bridge over Fourmile Creek on RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Fox River Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River on Iowa Interstate RR in OttawaOpen to traffic
IAIS Harrison Street Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1902Steel Stringer bridge over Harrison Street on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Hickman Road Overpass (Polk County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Hickman Road on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS I280 Overpass (Scott County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over I280 on RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS IA14 Overpass (Jasper County, Iowa)
Built 1965Steel stringer bridge over US6/IA14 on RailroadOpen
IAIS IA163 Overpass (Marion County, Iowa)
Abandoned pony/through girder bridge over Hwy 163 on former Iowa Interstate RRDerelict/abandoned with rails removed
IAIS Iowa River Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Built ca1900Deck plate girder bridge on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Jordan Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Jordan Creek on RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Main Street Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1902Steel stringer bridge over Main Street on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS McPherson Avenue Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over McPherson Avenue & Little Mosquito Creek on RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Nishnabotna River Bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Built 1953 as part of a line relocationDeck plate girder bridge over Nishnabotna River on RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Railroad on RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Perry Street Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1902Through Plate girder bridge over Perry Street on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Rhine Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Rhine Creek on RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Ripley Street Bridge (Scott County, Iowa)
Built 1902Through Plate Girder bridge over Ripley Street on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1894; relocated here in 1924Quadrangular Through Truss Bridge over Rock River on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Rock River Bridge (S) (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1930Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Rock River on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS RR Little Vermillion River Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Vermillion River on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island RR) in LaSalleOpen to traffic
IAIS Skunk River Bridge (Jasper County, Iowa)
Built ca. 1900, approaches replaced about 1980Warren Through Truss Bridge over Skunk River on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Sugar Creek Bridge (Muscatine County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek on RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Sugar Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Steel stringer bridge over Sugar Creek on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS US59 Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Steel stringer bridge over US59 on RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS US6 Overpass (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over US 6 on RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS US6 Overpass (Jasper County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US6 on RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Walnut Creek Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Pony truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Walnut Creek bridge (Pottawattamie County, Iowa)
Deck plate girder bridge over Walnut Creek on RailroadOpen to traffic
IAIS Walnut Creek Bridge #2 (Polk County, Iowa)
Line purchased from Milwaukee Road in 1983 by Chicago Northwestern/Iowa InterstatePony truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Iowa Interstate RailroadOpen to traffic
Iowa Interstate RR Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1914Slab bridge over CR 2160 E on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island RR)Open
Metra/Iowa Interstate Railroad Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island) on Metra Southwest Line (former Norfolk & Western) in New LenoxOpen to traffic
Rock Island RR Bureau Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Deck girder bridge over Big Bureau Creek on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island) W. of Bureau JunctionOpen to traffic
Rock Island RR Bureau Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Big Bureau Creek on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island) S. of Bureau JunctionOpen to traffic
Rock Island RR Bureau Creek Overflow Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1948 by the Bethlehem Steel CoPony/through plate girder bridge over Bureau Creek Overflow on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island RR)Open to traffic
Rock Island RR Old Senachwine Creek Bridge (Putnam County, Illinois)
Looks like original Senachwine creek bed. Very early 1900'sDeck plate girder bridge over abandoned Senachwine Creek on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island RR)Open to traffic
Sylvan Slough Railroad Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
Built 1924Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sylvan Slough on RailroadOpen to traffic
UPRR/IAIS Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1910Pony/through plate girder bridge over Iowa Interstate RR on Union Pacific Railroad (former C&NW)Open to traffic