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CBQ/MSTL - Elm Street Railroad Bridge

Polk County, Iowa

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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 (7,438)
A-frame portal (418)
Built 1880 (175)
Built during 1880s (1,962)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (523)
Des Moines River (228)
Des Moines, Iowa (118)
Iowa (6,394)
Lally columns (307)
Lost (24,183)
 Lost 1968 (84)
Lost during 1960s (723)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (151)
Polk County, Iowa (271)
Railroad (15,289)
Through truss (14,889)
Truss (32,502)
Union Bridge Co. (56)
Warren through truss (1,597)
Warren truss (6,456)

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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