( Not the Western ) Where is it-no photos, only clues #8

[Murphy Siding]

Does the bridge have a swing or lift span ?

no

[nanaimo73]

Does the bridge have a swing or lift span ?

[Murphy Siding]

Do BNSF and/or UP still use the current bridge ?

yes

[Murphy Siding]

Council Bluffs, Iowa, has had three bridges (on the UP, as well as one independent bridge that IC later acquired.)  But there are other midwestern locations that probably fit the bill, too.

S. Hadid

no

[nanaimo73]

Do BNSF and/or UP still use the current bridge ?

[Anonymous]

Council Bluffs, Iowa, has had three bridges (on the UP, as well as one independent bridge that IC later acquired.)  But there are other midwestern locations that probably fit the bill, too.

On the other hand, you said "Chicago-bound railroad," and since all midwestern railroads save one built away from Chicago, that rules out UP.  The exception is Santa Fe, which after building westward from Atchison, Kansas, turned around and built east from Kansas City to Chicago.

S. Hadid

[Murphy Siding]

Is it west of the Mississippi, but still in the Midwest ?

yes

[nanaimo73]

Is it west of the Mississippi, but still in the Midwest ?

[Murphy Siding]

     An easy one(as if all mine weren't too easy). 

     This town is named after the location, or the location is named after the town.  Mud Chicken would enjoy this spot on a Chicago-bound line-they had to build a bridge 3 times to get it right!  Where is it?