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Rating:
55663
{61}%
1 vote
SW 9th Street Bridge
Polk County
,
Iowa
Photos
1906
Raccoon River view
Photo taken by unknown photographer
BH Photo #249560
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Facts
Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Raccoon River
Location
Des Moines
,
Polk County
,
Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge in 1967
History
Built 1892; Replaced 1967
Builder
-
King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co.
of Cleveland, Ohio [also known as
King Bridge Co.
]
Railroads
-
Des Moines City Railway Co.
(DMCRy)
-
Des Moines Railway
(DMRy)
Design
Pratt through truss with pinned-connections
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.57243
,
-93.62309
(decimal degrees)
41°34'21" N, 93°37'23" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/448053/4602493
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Des Moines SE
Inventory number
BH 55663
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(8,331)
Built 1892
(238)
Built during 1890s
(3,189)
Des Moines City Railway Co.
(4)
Des Moines Railway
(7)
Des Moines, Iowa
(121)
Iowa
(6,790)
King Bridge Co.
(435)
King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co.
(59)
Lost
(28,402)
Lost 1967
(82)
Lost during 1960s
(922)
Pin-connected
(4,683)
Polk County, Iowa
(281)
Pratt through truss
(6,047)
Pratt truss
(10,283)
Raccoon River
(90)
Rail-and-Road
(397)
Replaced by new bridge
(19,311)
Through truss
(16,729)
Truss
(35,396)
Update Log
November 8, 2021: New photo from Luke
September 22, 2019: Updated by Luke: Updated build date per Melissa's pic
September 22, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
July 13, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added info
May 27, 2014: New photo from Michael O'Brien
October 28, 2013: Updated by Jason Smith: Added information including replacement date (1967)
February 28, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Mapped
February 27, 2013: Added by Michael O'Brien
Sources
Michael O'Brien
Luke
Jason Smith -
flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
Des Moines City Government
- Info.pdf
Legislative Documents Submitted to the 23rd General Assembly of the State of Iowa, Volume 5
- Book
Report of the Iowa State Commcerve Commission
- Book
Melissa Brand-Welch -
melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
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