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ATSF - Des Moines River Bridge (N, Old)

Lee County, Iowa, and Clark County, Missouri

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #260054

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on ATSF RR
Location
Lee County, Iowa, and Clark County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1887, modified 1904
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York (1904 span modifications)
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. of Leavenworth, Kansas (1904 substructure construction.)
Railroad
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
Design
Warren deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.51815, -91.62193   (decimal degrees)
40°31'05" N, 91°37'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/616739/4486181 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Argyle
Inventory number
BH 57250 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,796)
American Bridge Co. (1,549)
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (456)
Built 1887 (220)
Built during 1880s (2,043)
Clark County, Missouri (54)
Deck girder (5,992)
Deck truss (1,806)
Des Moines River (233)
Girder (10,649)
Iowa (6,587)
Lee County, Iowa (58)
Lost (26,088)
 Lost 1923 (39)
Lost during 1920s (537)
Missouri (6,333)
Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. (116)
Owned by railroad (12,871)
Plate girder (8,278)
Railroad (16,010)
Replaced by new bridge (17,642)
State line crossing (873)
Truss (33,666)
Warren deck truss (615)
Warren truss (6,725)

Update Log 

  • July 18, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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