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St. Johns Road Bridge

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Overview
Arch bridge over an unnamed creek on St. Johns Road in Des Moines
Location
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1900
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.57950, -93.66400   (decimal degrees)
41°34'46" N, 93°39'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/444648/4603303 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Des Moines SW
Inventory numbers
IA 3715 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14267 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2011)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 44.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1998)
853

Categories 

Arch (9,420)
Built 1900 (699)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,762)
Deck arch (8,703)
Des Moines, Iowa (64)
Iowa (3,511)
Open (28,320)
Owned by city (3,053)
Polk County, Iowa (114)
Span length under 25 feet (4,084)
Total length 25-50 feet (7,629)

Update Log 

  • September 15, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added photographs

Sources 

  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments 

St. Johns Road Bridge
Posted February 22, 2009, by Matt Mazan (mmazan1 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Hidden jem netled in one of Des Moines older neighborhoods.

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