CBQ - Elm Street Railroad Bridge

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 1975

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 - 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 

Update Log 

• December 21, 2022: Updated by Luke: Added loss date
• September 5, 2022: New photo from Luke
• 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

Sources 

• Luke
• Michael O'Brien
• The History of Polk County, Iowa - Book

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