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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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
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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:
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 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:
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:
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2103
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2103
This steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway secondary line over an unnamed creek alongside Northwest 58th Street north of Polk City
Owner: Polk County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1913
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
24' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
RI Branch Little Fourmile Creek Culvert
RI Branch Little Fourmile Creek Culvert
This small concrete arch culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) secondary line over an unnamed creek west of Altoona
Owner: Iowa Department of Transportation
Status: Abandoned
Built 1896
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
10' concrete arch culvert
Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed 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
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
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