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Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.

January 01, 1970

The Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company (originally the Des Moines Bridge and Iron Company), and often referred to as Pitt-Des Moines Steel or PDM was an American steel fabrication company. It operated from 1892 until approximately 2002 when its assets were sold to other companies, including Chicago Bridge & Iron Company.[1][2][3] The company began as a builder of steel water tanks and bridges. It also later fabricated the "forked" columns for the World Trade Center in the 1960s,[1] and was the steel fabricator and erector for the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.[4][5] A number of its works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6][7]

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis. One of many notable structures built by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.
Cotton Plant Water Tower in Arkansas, built 1935 by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.

History edit

The company was founded in 1892 by two graduates of Iowa State College, William H. Jackson and Berkeley M. Moss.[8] The partners initially contracted to have their steel tanks fabricated by Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, but soon took on a third partner, Edward W. Crellin, who was operating a small fabricating shop in Des Moines, Iowa. It was at this point that the Des Moines Bridge and Iron Company was formed. The company would ship steel stock from Pittsburgh for the manufacture of a range of engineered products including water towers, bridges, water works and electric plants. Moss left the company around 1905, after a new fabricating plant had been opened in Warren, Pennsylvania in 1900.

In 1916, the name of the company was changed to Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company, and a new headquarters was opened in Pittsburgh. The partnership remained until 1956, when the company was incorporated.[9] It later became Pittsburgh-Des Moines Corporation in 1980, which was later shortened to Pitt-Des Moines, Inc. in 1985. It had also had registered "PDM" as a trademark as early as 1930.[10]

In July 1993, the original site and fabrication works in Des Moines, Iowa (by then called the Des Moines Heavy Bridge Division) was damaged beyond salvage due to flooding from the Raccoon River, causing the site to be permanently closed,[11] and later sold.

In 2001, the company was acquired by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company. The Warren plant was closed in early 2009 by CB&I.[12] Also in 2001, the company's steel distribution unit was acquired by Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.[13]

In 2016, PDM relocated its headquarters to the city of Elk Grove, California, where it remains today.[14]

Works edit

Works include (with variations in attribution so noted):

References edit

  1. ^ a b Lukens Historic District - excerpt from email from John R. Adams
  2. ^ "Steel company executive put business before self". Trib Live. May 2, 2003.
  3. ^ Jim Foster and Rich Lundgren (1992). Towering over America: An Illustrated History of Pitt-Des Moines, Inc. Pitt-Des Moines, Incorporated. ISBN 9780898658378.
  4. ^ a b A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering: Gateway Arch
  5. ^ a b National Park Service - Fabricating the Steel
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. ^ Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
  8. ^ historic bridges.org
  9. ^ NISHNABOTNA RIVER BRIDGE, HAER No. IA-48
  10. ^ PITT -DES MOINS, INC. BRIEFING
  11. ^ SEC Filing, Fiscal Year 1994
  12. ^ CB&I closing Warren plant, February 3, 2009
  13. ^ Reliance Steel to Buy Pitt-Des Moines Unit
  14. ^ Press Release - PDM Steel Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Elk Grove
  15. ^ Richard Vidutls, Jim Hlppen. "Jefferson Street Viaduct" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  16. ^ Himler, Jeff (2024-03-30). "Former Pittsburgh company provided steel for Baltimore's Key Bridge, other landmark structures". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2024-03-30. …it took five years to construct the 1.6-mile-long bridge… Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co., which had operations on Neville Island, fabricated steel for the massive span… was a general contractor… After the $60.3 million bridge opened on March 23, 1977, it was recognized the following year by the Chicago-based American Institute of Steel Construction as a top design among U.S. bridges of more than 400 feet in length… Engineering News-Record magazine reported in 1972 that Pittsburgh-Des Moines submitted a low bid of $30.7 million for the superstructure on all of the bridge's spans…
  17. ^ Lacey, Patricia. "Neillsville Standpipe" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. U.S. Department of the Interior - National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  18. ^ HAER documentation for Nishnabotna River Bridge

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The Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Company originally the Des Moines Bridge and Iron Company and often referred to as Pitt Des Moines Steel or PDM was an American steel fabrication company It operated from 1892 until approximately 2002 when its assets were sold to other companies including Chicago Bridge amp Iron Company 1 2 3 The company began as a builder of steel water tanks and bridges It also later fabricated the forked columns for the World Trade Center in the 1960s 1 and was the steel fabricator and erector for the Gateway Arch in St Louis 4 5 A number of its works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places 6 7 The Gateway Arch in St Louis One of many notable structures built by the Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co Cotton Plant Water Tower in Arkansas built 1935 by the Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co History editThe company was founded in 1892 by two graduates of Iowa State College William H Jackson and Berkeley M Moss 8 The partners initially contracted to have their steel tanks fabricated by Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh but soon took on a third partner Edward W Crellin who was operating a small fabricating shop in Des Moines Iowa It was at this point that the Des Moines Bridge and Iron Company was formed The company would ship steel stock from Pittsburgh for the manufacture of a range of engineered products including water towers bridges water works and electric plants Moss left the company around 1905 after a new fabricating plant had been opened in Warren Pennsylvania in 1900 In 1916 the name of the company was changed to Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Company and a new headquarters was opened in Pittsburgh The partnership remained until 1956 when the company was incorporated 9 It later became Pittsburgh Des Moines Corporation in 1980 which was later shortened to Pitt Des Moines Inc in 1985 It had also had registered PDM as a trademark as early as 1930 10 In July 1993 the original site and fabrication works in Des Moines Iowa by then called the Des Moines Heavy Bridge Division was damaged beyond salvage due to flooding from the Raccoon River causing the site to be permanently closed 11 and later sold In 2001 the company was acquired by the Chicago Bridge amp Iron Company The Warren plant was closed in early 2009 by CB amp I 12 Also in 2001 the company s steel distribution unit was acquired by Reliance Steel amp Aluminum Co 13 In 2016 PDM relocated its headquarters to the city of Elk Grove California where it remains today 14 Works editWorks include with variations in attribution so noted Beaver Creek Bridge 180th St between B and C Aves over Beaver Cr Schleswig Iowa Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 6 Black River Bridge Carrizo Indian Rt 9 over Black River Carrizo Arizona Pittsburg Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 6 Black River Bridge Pocahontas US 67 over the Black River Pocahontas Arkansas Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 6 Buck Grove Bridge Buck Creek Ave over Buck Cr Buck Grove Iowa Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 6 Burden Water Tower US Hwy 160 W of Maple St Burden Kansas Des Moines Bridge amp Iron Co 1911 Cotter Water Tower NE of jct of NE US 62B and State St Cotter Arkansas Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 6 Cotton Plant Water Tower jct of N Main amp N Vine Sts Cotton Plant Arkansas Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 6 De Valls Bluff Waterworks jct of Hazel and Rumbaugh Sts De Valls Bluff Arkansas Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 6 East Soldier River Bridge 120th St over East Soldier R Charter Oak Iowa Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 6 Elevated Metal Water Tank Crosby West side First Ave E bet First and Second Sts N Crosby Minnesota Des Moines Bridge amp Iron Co NRHP listed 6 Elevated Metal Water Tank Deerwood 211 Maple St Deerwood Minnesota Des Moines Bridge amp Iron Co NRHP listed 6 Forsyth Water Pumping Station 3rd Ave at the Yellowstone River Forsyth Montana Des Moines Bridge Building Co NRHP listed 6 Gateway Arch 1963 1965 St Louis Missouri Pittsburgh Des Moines was the steel fabricator and erector designated as a National Historic Landmark 4 5 Hampton Waterworks Hunt St W of Lee St Hampton Arkansas Pittsburg Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 6 Jefferson Street Viaduct Jefferson St over the Des Moines River Ottumwa Iowa NRHP listed design plans for a steel viaduct 15 Francis Scott Key Bridge originally Outer Harbor Crossing over Patapsco River Baltimore Maryland 16 collapsed in March 2024 MV Dali ship crash Mineral Springs Waterworks S of W Runnels and S Hall intersection Mineral Springs Arkansas Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Company NRHP listed 6 Missisquoi River Bridge VT 105 A over the Missisquoi R Richford Vermont Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 6 Monroe Water Tower 16th Ave and 20th St Monroe Wisconsin Des Moines Bridge and Iron Co NRHP listed 6 Neillsville Standpipe 325 E 4th St Neillsville Wisconsin Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 17 Nishnabotna River Bridge T Ave over Nishnabotna R Manilla Iowa Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 6 18 Sampson Air Force Base water tower State Rt 96A Romulus NY erected in 1962 State Highway 29 Bridge at the Colorado River TX 29 at the Llano Cnty line Buchanan Dam Texas Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 6 State Highway 9 Bridge at the Llano River US 87 10 mi S of TX 29 Mason Texas Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 6 US 83 Bridge at the Salt Fork of the Red River US 83 near Wellington Texas Pittsburgh DesMoines Steel Co Texas Highway Department NRHP listed 6 Waldo Water Tower E Main St W of the N Skimmer and E Main intersection Waldo Arkansas Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Company NRHP listed 6 Yellow Smoke Park Bridge pedestrian path over unnamed stream Denison Iowa Des Moines Steel Co NRHP listed 6 nbsp Companies portalReferences edit a b Lukens Historic District excerpt from email from John R Adams Steel company executive put business before self Trib Live May 2 2003 Jim Foster and Rich Lundgren 1992 Towering over America An Illustrated History of Pitt Des Moines Inc Pitt Des Moines Incorporated ISBN 9780898658378 a b A Sightseer s Guide to Engineering Gateway Arch a b National Park Service Fabricating the Steel a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS historic bridges org NISHNABOTNA RIVER BRIDGE HAER No IA 48 PITT DES MOINS INC BRIEFING SEC Filing Fiscal Year 1994 CB amp I closing Warren plant February 3 2009 Reliance Steel to Buy Pitt Des Moines Unit Press Release PDM Steel Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Elk Grove Richard Vidutls Jim Hlppen Jefferson Street Viaduct PDF United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Retrieved 2012 04 29 Himler Jeff 2024 03 30 Former Pittsburgh company provided steel for Baltimore s Key Bridge other landmark structures TribLIVE com Retrieved 2024 03 30 it took five years to construct the 1 6 mile long bridge Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co which had operations on Neville Island fabricated steel for the massive span was a general contractor After the 60 3 million bridge opened on March 23 1977 it was recognized the following year by the Chicago based American Institute of Steel Construction as a top design among U S bridges of more than 400 feet in length Engineering News Record magazine reported in 1972 that Pittsburgh Des Moines submitted a low bid of 30 7 million for the superstructure on all of the bridge s spans Lacey Patricia Neillsville Standpipe PDF National Register of Historic Places Registration Form U S Department of the Interior National Park Service Retrieved 2013 10 19 HAER documentation for Nishnabotna River Bridge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co amp oldid 1221989858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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