Des Moines Railway

Reporting mark: DMRy
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1868-1889 - Des Moines Street Railway Co. 1889-1929 - Des Moines City Railway Co. 1929-1953 - Des Moines Railway Co. 1951 - streetcars discontinued

6th Avenue Bridge (Old) (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1907, Collapsed 1965, Replaced 1966
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Des Moines River on 6th Avenue
Collapsed

DMRy - Bridge to Nowhere (Polk County, Iowa)
Built circa 1920; Removed in the 1980s
Concrete rigid frame bridge over High Street on Des Moines Railway Co.
Removed

DMRy - Merle Hay Road Trestle (Polk County, Iowa)
Built circa 1904-5 (Supposedly); Removed July 11, 1950
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Merle Hay Road (58th Street) on Des Moines Railway Co.
Removed

DMRy - Walnut Creek Trestle (Polk County, Iowa)
Built ca 1898, Removed before 1930
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Walnut Creek on Des Moines Railway Co.
Removed

Locust Street Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1967; to be replaced in 2018
Arch bridge over Des Moines River on Locust Street in Des Moines
To be demolished and replaced in 2018 with a bridge similar to the new Grand Avenue Bridge

SW 7th Street Bridge (Polk County, Iowa)
Built 1915; rehabilitated 1968
Arch bridge over Raccoon River on SW 7th Street in Des Moines
Open to traffic