Bridgehunter.com | BNSF - Four Mile Bridge (Old)

Photo

Courtesy of the The Allen Ayrault Green Collection, Knox College; Used under Fair Use

BH Photo #527321

Historical information comes from the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Collection located at the Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois.

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on BNSF RR
Location: Wapello County, Iowa
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Trusses built 1899, Girders added 1904; Trusses replaced 2002
Builders: - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio (Girders)
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois (Trusses)
Railroads: - BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design: 5 - 140' Through truss
12 - 60' DPG Spans
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 1,415.0 ft.
Also called: CB&Q - Four Mile Bridge
BNSF - Des Moines River Bridge
BN - Des Moines River Bridge
BN - Four Mile Bridge
CB&Q - Bridge 284.12
CB&Q - Des Moines River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.05502, -92.48094 (decimal degrees)
41°03'18" N, 92°28'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/543617/4544994 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Ottumwa North
Inventory number: BH 59043 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

September 24, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: added additional build date and builder
March 25, 2022: New photo from Luke
December 26, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added info
December 21, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added map
December 20, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway", "Burlington Northern Railroad", "Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad", "railroad"

BNSF - Four Mile Bridge (Old)

Posted December 26, 2014, by Luke

According to the description from this:http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-1903-The-King-Bridge-Company...

The bridge had parts (Likely the girders.) built by the King Bridge Co.