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Broadway Line - Indian Creek Bridge

Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo taken by Allan Love Jr.

View this photo at rrpicturearchives.net

BH Photo #237450

Map 

Street View 

Description 

North span built by Illinois Central in 1900 and moved here 1936. South span built ca. 1915 by Chicago & North Western.

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Local Trail
Location
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
North span built 1900 and relocated here 1936
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 68.0 ft.
Total length: 68.0 ft.
Also called
Indian Creek Railroad Bridge #3
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.26070, -95.86415   (decimal degrees)
41°15'39" N, 95°51'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/260059/4571654 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Council Bluffs North
Inventory number
BH 53135 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1900 (951)
Built during 1900s (7,652)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,448)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,159)
Council Bluffs, Iowa (43)
Girder (11,181)
Have street view (28,927)
Illinois Central Railroad (625)
Indian Creek (Council Bluffs) (24)
Iowa (6,794)
 Open to pedestrians (4,585)
Owned by city (6,086)
Plate girder (8,735)
Pottawattamie County, Iowa (143)
Rail-to-trail (1,657)
Railroad (16,464)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,425)
Through girder (4,195)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,580)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,474)

Update Log 

  • May 19, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 1, 2017: Updated by John Marvig: Bridge is now a trail
  • January 31, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • November 2, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • August 11, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added photographs

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