Des Moines River High Trestle Bridge (Ankeny to Woodward Trail) | pedestrian bridge, rail-trail

USA / Iowa / Madrid /
 pedestrian bridge, rail-trail, bridge
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad crossed the Des Moines River here from 1882 until 1980. The CNW continued to run this as a branch line to Woodward until 2002.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Road for history

The original railroad bridge iron crossbeams were removed in 2006, leaving only the pillars. In 2009-2010 concrete cross beams were placed between the existing pillars for construction of a multi-use (bicycling, hiking, horseback riding) trail.

www.a2wtrail.org/dmrb.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Trestle_Trail
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Coordinates:   41°52'1"N   93°52'5"W

Comments

  • Actually, the Milwaukee Road left in 1980 but the CNW continued to run this as a branch line to Woodward until 2002. The huge but relatively little used bridge was removed in 2006, leaving only the pillars. Supposedly there might be a hiking/biking bridge built here.
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