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FDDM Des Moines River Bridge

Webster County, Iowa
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Overview
Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad northwest of Coalville
Location
Webster County, Iowa
Status
Removed
History
Built 1913
Design
Main spans: 7-panel riveted Pratt deck truss
Approach: Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.46005, -94.14999   (decimal degrees)
42°27'36" N, 94°08'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/405449/4701498 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Fort Dodge South
Inventory number
BH 52112 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (250)
Built 1913 (515)
Built during 1910s (6,760)
Deck girder (1,832)
Deck truss (961)
Des Moines River (162)
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad (12)
Girder (3,288)
Interurban (130)
 Iowa (3,615)
Lost (10,496)
Plate girder (2,285)
Pratt deck truss (171)
Pratt truss (5,687)
Railroad (4,223)
Truss (23,615)
Webster County, Iowa (35)

Update Log 

  • 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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