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MILW - Adel Bridge (Old)

Dallas County, Iowa

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #362702

Map 

Description 

Information comes from the Milwaukee Road Archives at the Milwaukee Central Library.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Raccoon River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Location
Adel, Dallas County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1891; Replaced 1944 with a pair of relocated spans
Railroads
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Des Moines, Adel & Western Railway (DMA&W)
Design
Pratt through truss
Also called
MILW - Raccoon River Bridge (Adel, Old)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.61532, -94.01237   (decimal degrees)
41°36'55" N, 94°00'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/415654/4607561 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Adel
Inventory number
BH 73451 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,660)
Adel, Iowa (8)
Built 1891 (245)
Built during 1890s (3,220)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,111)
Dallas County, Iowa (95)
Des Moines, Adel & Western Railway (1)
Iowa (6,811)
Lally columns (354)
Lost (29,116)
 Lost 1944 (24)
Lost during 1940s (513)
Owned by railroad (13,567)
Pin-connected (4,876)
Pratt through truss (6,129)
Pratt truss (10,405)
Railroad (16,520)
Replaced by new bridge (19,796)
Through truss (17,226)
Truss (35,981)

Update Log 

  • May 8, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date

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