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DM&E - E. Fork Des Moines River Bridge

Kossuth County, Iowa

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Algona Rail Bridge

East Approach

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2017

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BH Photo #397424

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Description 

Possibly Relocated from Elsewhere

Facts 

Overview
Pratt pony truss bridge over Des Moines River on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Location
Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built Ca. 1899
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- I&M Rail Link (IMRL)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 124.0 ft.
Total length: 395.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.07356, -94.24911   (decimal degrees)
43°04'25" N, 94°14'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/398307/4769740 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Algona
Inventory number
BH 56032 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,182)
6-panel truss (550)
Algona, Iowa (10)
Beam (11,959)
Built 1899 (306)
Built during 1890s (2,459)
Canadian Pacific Railway (453)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (827)
Concrete stringer (602)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (291)
Des Moines River (217)
I&M Rail Link (134)
Iowa (5,793)
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (195)
 Kossuth County, Iowa (27)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (148)
Open (36,585)
Owned by railroad (9,825)
Pin-connected (3,221)
Pony truss (15,052)
Pratt pony truss (3,180)
Pratt truss (8,020)
Railroad (13,091)
Soo Line Railroad (264)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,034)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,602)
Truss (29,448)

Update Log 

  • July 19, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • April 14, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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