Railroad Bridges in Polk County , Iowa
Polk County is located in central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Des Moines, the Capital of Iowa.
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Chichaqua Valley Trail - Ditch 38 Bridge
Chichaqua Valley Trail - Ditch 38 Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Bridge #K239.39)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over Polk County Ditch #38 between Santiago and Valeria
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1940
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Polk County Ditch #38
Significance:
Great Western Trail - Frink Creek Culvert (South)
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Great Western Trail - Frink Creek Culvert (South)
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K213.32)
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over Frink Creek near Willow Creek Avenue on the south side of Des Moines
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
7' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over Frink Creek
Significance:
IAIS 8th Street Bridge
IAIS 8th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3476)
This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over 8th Street (former US Highway 6) in Altoona
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1955
by
Unknown and Iowa Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-64' through plate girders and 4-35' steel stringers
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 8th Street
Significance:
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2081
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2081
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway secondary line over a farm road east of Polk City
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1914
by
Unknown and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
20' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over farm road
Significance:
IAIS Walnut Creek Bridge (South)
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IAIS Walnut Creek Bridge (South)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-8)
This abandoned Pratt pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) branch line over Walnut Creek near Grand Avenue and 63rd Street in Des Moines
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: Abandoned
Built 1917 using a span fabricated 1897
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
106' Pratt pony truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Walnut Creek
Significance:
UP 2nd Avenue Bridge (Des Moines)
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UP 2nd Avenue Bridge (Des Moines)
(Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway Bridge #314)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway line over Iowa Highway 415 (2nd Avenue) and an unnamed creek on the north side of Des Moines
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1942
by
Unknown
for
Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway
Design:
2-33' steel stringers and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Iowa Highway 415 (2nd Avenue) and unnamed creek
Significance:
IAIS 80th Street Bridge
IAIS 80th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3456)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Northeast 80th Street and Mud Creek east of Altoona
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant)
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
66' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Northeast 80th Street and Mud Creek
Significance:
Chichaqua Valley Trail - Fourmile Creek Bridge
Chichaqua Valley Trail - Fourmile Creek Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K227.65)
This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over Fourmile Creek in Berwick
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1960
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
50' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over Fourmile Creek
Significance:
IAIS Culvert #349.75
IAIS Culvert #349.75
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over an unnamed creek near Northeast 27th Avenue southwest of Altoona
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1875
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
6' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
Great Western Trail - Frink Creek Culvert (North)
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Great Western Trail - Frink Creek Culvert (North)
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K214.45)
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline and Southwest 42nd Street over Frink Creek on the south side of Des Moines
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1900 and 1972
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
10' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over Frink Creek
Significance: