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 Walnut Creek Bridge (Ashworth Park)
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IAIS Walnut Creek Bridge (Ashworth Park)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3611)
This Warren through truss bridge once carried a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline over Walnut Creek near Ashworth Park in Des Moines
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: Replaced by a new bridge; West span In Use
Built 1901 and 1908
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
113' Warren through truss and 44' deck plate girder
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Walnut Creek
Significance:
RI Fourmile Creek Bridge
RI Fourmile Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3603)
This deck plate girder bridge is the southern of two similar bridges carrying a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Fourmile Creek on the east side of Des Moines
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: Abandoned
Built c. 1905
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
5-44' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fourmile Creek
Significance:
Des Moines Red Bridge
Des Moines Red Bridge
(Des Moines Union Railway Bridge)
This iconic through truss bridge carries the former Des Moines Union Railway mainline across the Des Moines River between Court Avenue and Vine Street in Des Moines
Owner: City of Des Moines
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1891, 1905 and 1945 and 2006
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; Des Moines Bridge & Iron Works of Des Moines, Iowa; Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Company of St. Louis, Missouri and others
for
Des Moines Union Railway
Design:
2-152' Pratt through trusses, 1-78' through plate girder, 1-68' deck plate girder, 1-25' steel stringer and 1-45' steel stringer
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River
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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:
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 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:
Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K226.48
Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K226.48
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek near Northeast 29th Street southwest of Berwick
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Abandoned
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
4' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
IAIS Fourmile Creek Bridge
IAIS Fourmile Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #3531)
This deck plate girder bridge is the northern of two similar bridges carrying a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Fourmile Creek on the east side of Des Moines
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902 and 1912
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
5-44' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fourmile 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:
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
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