1888: (
Archived Bridge Hunter;
Bridge Hunter;
HAER)
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| Photo provided by the Smithsonian Institution via BridgeHunter_1888, Public Domain |
I found this bridge while researching how the CB&Q Railroad that was south of Sioux City connected with the Great Northern Railroad that was north of Sioux City. It looks like the bridge also helped C&NW connect some of its routes.
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
[BridgeHunter_1888]
Except for the navigation span, the new bridge is a steel girder bridge.
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| 2018 photo by John Bernhisel via BridgeHunter_1982 |
The BNSF is made up of four routes in the Sioux City area. The CB&Q was the unlabeled routes on the south and west side of the area. The middle route in the upper-right corner was the Great Northern. And BNSF bought the Milwaukee route to the northwest. (The Milwaukee to the southeast is abandoned.)
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| 1955/67 Sioux City Quad @ 250,000 |
This BNSF system map summarizes the four routes.
It is interesting that the former-CB&Q route to the west is omitted from this map.
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