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CBQ/MSTL - Elm Street Railroad Bridge

Polk County, Iowa

Photos 

C.B. & Q Des Moines Railroad Bridge. Also known as the M&STL Des Moines River Bridge

Photo taken by unknown photographer

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BH Photo #249564

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Location
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1880; Caught fire 1956; Removed 1968
Builder
- Union Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York & Athens, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (MSTL)
Design
Warren through truss
Also called
Elm Street Railroad Bridge
CBQ/MSTL - Des Moines River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.58285, -93.61560   (decimal degrees)
41°34'58" N, 93°36'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/448686/4603645 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Des Moines SE
Inventory number
BH 55665 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,963)
A-frame portal (437)
Built 1880 (189)
Built during 1880s (2,080)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (557)
Des Moines River (236)
Des Moines, Iowa (122)
Iowa (6,689)
Lally columns (321)
Lost (26,854)
 Lost 1968 (96)
Lost during 1960s (857)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (153)
Polk County, Iowa (279)
Railroad (16,165)
Through truss (15,959)
Truss (34,243)
Union Bridge Co. (63)
Warren through truss (1,661)
Warren truss (6,789)

Update Log 

  • December 18, 2018: New photo from Luke
  • February 28, 2018: New photo from Luke
  • February 9, 2018: New photo from Luke
  • March 29, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • April 12, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added build date
  • March 6, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected location
  • February 28, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added cty, mapped, & added other info from a previous entry, and deleted the previous entry.
  • February 27, 2013: Added by Michael O'Brien

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