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FDDM - Shady Oak Bridge

Webster County, Iowa

Photos 

Postcard

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #234525

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad at Shady Oak
Location
Shady Oak, Webster County, Iowa
Status
Removed
History
Built 1907; Timber trestle replaced by DPGs 1922; Removed ca 1983
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Fabricator)
- Kelly-Atkinson Construction Co. of Chicago, Illinois (1907 Original Construction Erector)
- W.J. Bitterell of Webster City, Iowa (1922 Approach Trestle Rebuild Erector)
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway (FDDM)
- Interurban
Design
Main spans: Two 70 ft, 7-panel riveted Pratt deck trusses
Approach: Deck plate girders and timber stringers
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 900.0 ft.
Also called
FDDM - Des Moines River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.45976, -94.15820   (decimal degrees)
42°27'35" N, 94°09'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/404773/4701474 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fort Dodge South
Inventory number
BH 52112 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (373)
American Bridge Co. (1,505)
Beam (15,712)
Built 1907 (698)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,404)
Deck girder (5,742)
Deck truss (1,731)
Des Moines River (228)
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway (59)
Girder (10,231)
Interurban (911)
Iowa (6,497)
Kelly-Atkinson Construction Co. (15)
 Lost (24,719)
Lost 1983 (106)
Lost during 1980s (1,368)
Plate girder (7,920)
Pratt deck truss (357)
Pratt truss (9,294)
Railroad (15,411)
Shady Oak, Iowa (2)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,073)
Timber stringer (4,015)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)
Truss (32,773)
W.J. Bitterell (1)
Webster County, Iowa (87)

Update Log 

  • June 27, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added info
  • June 26, 2015: New photo from Luke
  • April 19, 2012: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added truss type.
  • April 19, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad"

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