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DM&E - E. Fork Des Moines River Bridge
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Algona Rail Bridge
East Approach
Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2017
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BH Photo #397424
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)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- I&M Rail Link (IMRL)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
- Design
- Pratt pony truss
- Dimensions
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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)
Update Log
- July 19, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
- April 14, 2013: Added by Luke Harden