H.S. Hopkins & Company of St. Louis, Missouri
Wabash Bridge
Wabash Bridge
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #2891)
This historic Pratt through truss bridge once carried a Wabash Railroad branch line over the Des Moines River south of Pella
Owner: Marion County
Status: Removed but not replaced
Built 1923-24 using spans fabricated 1888 and 1892; Approaches Reconstructed 1970
by
Pencoyd Iron Works (A&P Roberts Company) of Pencyod, Pennnsylvania; H.S. Hopkins & Company of St. Louis, Missouri and Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
1-154' and 2-152' Pratt through trusses and 2-52' steel stringers
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River
Significance: