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FDDM - Des Moines River Bridge (Old)

Boone County, Iowa

Photos 

From the Street Railway Journal Volume 30 July-December 1907

Photo scanned by Internet Archive Book Images

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BH Photo #330558

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Fort Dodge, Des Moines, & Southern Railway
Location
Boone County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1903; Replaced 1915
Railroads
- Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway (FDDM)
- Interurban
- Newton & Northwestern Railroad (N&NW)
Design
1 150' Howe through truss
2 104' Howe through trusses
692' trestle
Dimensions
Total length: 1,050.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.12326, -93.93633   (decimal degrees)
42°07'24" N, 93°56'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/422604/4663886 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Boone West
Inventory numbers
WGCB 15-08-U01x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 52814 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,825)
Boone County, Iowa (111)
Built 1903 (596)
Built during 1900s (7,267)
Des Moines River (228)
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway (59)
Howe through truss (454)
Howe truss (566)
Interurban (914)
Iowa (6,534)
Lost (25,068)
 Lost 1915 (46)
Lost during 1910s (506)
Newton & Northwestern Railroad (2)
Railroad (15,618)
Replaced by new bridge (16,852)
Through truss (15,216)
Timber stringer (4,031)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,891)
Truss (33,018)
Uncovered wooden truss (136)

Update Log 

  • February 12, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added build date + span lengths
  • June 27, 2015: New photo from Luke
  • January 27, 2015: Updated by Luke: Corrected truss type
  • September 16, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected location
  • February 11, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
  • August 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "railroad"
  • July 4, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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