MILW - Scandia Bridge

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Location

Dallas County, Iowa

Status

Removed

History

Built 1888; Removed 1911

Railroad

- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.84594, -93.84060   (decimal degrees)
41°50'45" N, 93°50'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/430215/4633012 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Granger

Inventory number

BH 70465 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 6, 2016: Added by Luke

Related Bridges 

• Clairemont Avenue Railroad Bridge (Parts reused in)
• MILW - Madrid High Bridge (Older) (Successor)
• Root River Trail - Lanesboro Bridge (W) (Parts reused in)

Sources 

• Luke
• Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems - 1930s Aerial Imagery
• "A Description of the Region about Camp Dodge" by James Henry Lees for the Iowa Geological Survey, - Book
• Madrid, Iowa Museum - Coal Fields - Info on the Scandia Mine Company mines the spur served.

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