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IAIS - Raccoon River Park Bridge

Polk County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo taken by Bradley J. Grefe

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BH Photo #241451

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Jordan Creek on Railroad
Location
West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS)
Design
Pony plate girder
Also called
IAIS - Jordan Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.55887, -93.72722   (decimal degrees)
41°33'32" N, 93°43'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/439358/4601055 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Des Moines SW
Inventory number
BH 53917 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,506)
Canadian Pacific Railway (559)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,111)
Girder (10,231)
Have street view (26,931)
Iowa (6,496)
Iowa Interstate Railroad (187)
Lost (24,713)
 Owned by railroad (12,414)
Plate girder (7,920)
Polk County, Iowa (272)
Railroad (15,410)
Replaced by new bridge (16,567)
Through girder (3,810)
West Des Moines, Iowa (18)

Update Log 

  • November 18, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • November 6, 2016: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • October 31, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • October 14, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Daniel Barnes
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Comments 

IAIS - Raccoon River Park Bridge
Posted November 15, 2017, by John Marvig

Not shocking. IAIS has plans in place to replace a lot of bridges, including all the old trusses. Shameful loss of history.

IAIS - Raccoon River Park Bridge
Posted November 15, 2017, by Daniel Barnes

Drove by last night and discovered the bridge has been replaced by a concrete bridge.