BOONEVILLE, Iowa – Iowa Interstate Railroad replaced the Booneville Bridge.
The 118-year-old truss bridge is located over the Raccoon River west of Des Moines. According to ASLRRA, the bridge carries 42,000 carloads annually and was close to being put of service due to its condition. Because of its previous condition, it would’ve been “costly and inefficient” to reroute traffic around the bridge, says ASLRRA. The new structure is stronger and will be able to withstand future flooding.
Elite Octane CEO Nick Bowdish said “The majority of the 8,000 carloads we ship go over that bridge and if that infrastructure was out, it would have a multi-million-dollar impact on the efficiency and cost-competitiveness of our business.”…