MILW - Granger High Bridge

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #322048

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Pratt deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad (MILW)

Location

High Bridge, Dallas County, Iowa

Status

Removed

History

Built 1881, Trestle work done 1893, Removed 1944

Builders

- Charles Frederick Loweth of Cleveland, Ohio (Assistant Engineer)
- E.C. Kinney of Green River, Wyoming (Chief Engineer)
- Raymond & Campbell of Council Bluffs, Iowa (Contractor)

Railroads

- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- Des Moines & Northern Railway (DM&N)
- Des Moines, Northern & Western Railroad (DMN&W)
- St. Louis, Des Moines, & Northern Railway (StLDM&N)

Design

Pratt deck truss

Dimensions

Total length: 2,020.0 ft. (0.4 mi.)

Also called

MILW - Pioneer High Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.80543, -93.82359   (decimal degrees)
41°48'20" N, 93°49'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/431584/4628501 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Granger

Inventory number

BH 57412 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 14, 2016: Updated by Luke: Refined history
• June 2, 2015: New photo from Luke
• October 21, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added builders
• July 30, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

• Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems - 1930s Aerial Imagery
• Ames Public Library - Image
• Luke
• Ames Public Library - Image

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