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Rating:
49359
{69}%
6 votes
UP - Des Moines River Bridge (Hartford Avenue)
Polk County
,
Iowa
Photos
Photo taken by Bradley J. Grefe
View this photo on Flickr
BH Photo #234390
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3 Span Baltimore Through Truss Bridge over Des Moines River near Hartford Ave
Location
Des Moines
,
Polk County
,
Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
First built 1880's, rebuilt 1915 as 4 span truss bridge with trestle approaches on either side, rebuilt 1920 with three truss spans and trestle. Trestle filled at later date.
Builder
-
American Bridge Co.
of New York
Railroads
-
Chicago & North Western Railway
(CNW)
-
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
(CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
-
Union Pacific Railroad
(UP)
Design
3 - 160' Subdivided Warren Through Truss w/ x-frame lattice portals & riveted connections
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 459.0 ft.
Also called
Hartford Ave Railroad Bridge
Union Pacific Bridge at Hartford Ave
RI - Des Moines River Bridge (Hartford Avenue)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.57043
,
-93.57730
(decimal degrees)
41°34'14" N, 93°34'38" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/451868/4602243
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Des Moines SE
Inventory number
BH 49359
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
American Bridge Co.
(1,505)
Built 1920
(1,015)
Built during 1920s
(9,923)
Chicago & North Western Railway
(1,404)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
(1,111)
Des Moines River
(228)
Des Moines, Iowa
(119)
Have street view
(26,933)
Iowa
(6,496)
Open
(39,880)
Owned by railroad
(12,414)
Polk County, Iowa
(272)
Railroad
(15,410)
Span length 125-175 feet
(4,219)
Through truss
(15,052)
Total length 250-500 feet
(5,224)
Truss
(32,772)
Union Pacific Railroad
(2,372)
Warren through truss
(1,615)
Warren through truss with sub-panels
(71)
Warren truss
(6,563)
X-Frame Portal
(34)
Update Log
August 21, 2018: New photo from Daniel Barnes
December 22, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
October 19, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
January 31, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
July 7, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
November 12, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
July 30, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: added history
July 23, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "X-Frame Portal"
July 23, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
July 1, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
September 19, 2011: Updated by Jason Smith: This is a Baltimore truss bridge
September 18, 2011: New photo from Luke Harden
August 15, 2011: Added by Luke Harden
Related Bridges
IANR - Shell Rock River Bridge (Clarksville)
(Same design)
ISRY - Chariton River Bridge
(Same design)
RI - Soap Creek Bridge
(Same design)
IANR - Beaver Creek Bridge
(Same design)
Sources
Luke
Jason Smith -
flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
Flickr
- Image
John Marvig
-
marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
John Marvig Railroad Bridge Photography
- UP Des Moines River Bridge at Hartford Ave
Daniel Barnes
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