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UP - Des Moines River Bridge (Hartford Avenue)

Polk County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo taken by Bradley J. Grefe

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BH Photo #234390

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Street View 

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Overview
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

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