Payne, Bradshaw & McMahon of Kansas City, Missouri


UP Des Moines River Bridge (Eddyville)

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UP Des Moines River Bridge (Eddyville)

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #525)

This massive Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway branch line over the Des Moines River and Muchakinock Creek in Eddyville

Eddyville, Monroe County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Payne, Bradshaw & McMahon of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Iowa Central Railway

Design:
7-136' Pratt through trusses, 1-22' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River and Muchakinock Creek

Significance:

Regional