IAIS - Ashworth Park Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Jeff Gitchel

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)

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BH Photo #231682

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Warren Through Truss bridge over Trail and Walnut Creek on Iowa Interstate Railroad

Location

Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1897; Replaced 2017

Railroads

- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (RI; CRIP; ROCK)
- Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL; MSTL)

Design

Warren through truss with all verticals

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 113.0 ft.
Total length: 157.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.56860, -93.67931   (decimal degrees)
41°34'07" N, 93°40'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/443362/4602103 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Des Moines SW

Inventory numbers

IA 281000 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 49360 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 08/1999)

Average daily traffic (as of 1996)

550

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 7, 2017: Updated by Luke: Replaced
• April 24, 2017: Updated by Luke: Doomed
• July 4, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: added dimensions
• March 5, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date
• November 19, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Formerly double tracked bridge
• September 2, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway"
• May 10, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Riveted"
• January 25, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge is a subdivided Warren through truss
• January 25, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Iowa Interstate Railroad"
• August 15, 2011: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• M&StL - Walnut Creek Bridge (Upstream)

Sources 

• Luke
• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Lost Des Moines Facebook Group - Imagery

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