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.
Random Bridges
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:
IAIS Little Fourmile Creek Culvert (North)
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IAIS Little Fourmile Creek Culvert (North)
This stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Little Fourmile Creek near Lions Park in Altoona
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1875
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
10' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over Little Fourmile 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:
Chichaqua Valley Trail - South Skunk River Bridge
Chichaqua Valley Trail - South Skunk River Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Bridge #K239.05)
This large deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over the South Skunk River between Santiago and Valeria
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1921 and 1928
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
4-70' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Skunk River
Significance:
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:
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:
Inter-Urban Trail Bridge
Inter-Urban Trail Bridge
(Wakonsa Bridge)
This historic Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway mainline across the Des Moines River downstream from Euclid Avenue in Des Moines
Owner: City of Des Moines
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1905 using spans fabricated c. 1885
by
Unknown
for
Inter-Urban Railway
Design:
4-125' Pratt through trusses and timber stringer
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River
Significance:
Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #2115
Chicago & North Western Railway Culvert #2115
This standard concrete box culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway secondary line over an unnamed creek alongside Northwest 58th Street south of Sheldahl
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1914
by
Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
6'x5' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
Trestle to Trestle Trail - Beaver Creek Bridge
Trestle to Trestle Trail - Beaver Creek Bridge
(Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway Bridge #130)
This deck plate girder bridge once carried a former Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway line over Beaver Creek north of Interstate 35/80 in Johnston
Owner: City of Johnston
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built c. 1960 using spans fabricated c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway
Design:
2-36' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Beaver Creek
Significance:
Clive Greenbelt Trail - Walnut Creek Bridge
Clive Greenbelt Trail - Walnut Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Y-22)
This unique through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) branch line over Walnut Creek at Campbell Park in Clive
Owner: City of Clive
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1917 using a span fabricated 1889
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
65' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Walnut Creek
Significance:
