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Grand Avenue Bridge

Polk County, Iowa
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Photo taken by Phil Roeder

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Overview
Arch bridge over Walnut Creek on Grand Avenue in Des Moines
Location
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Status
In the process of being demolished
History
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1961 Demolished 2013
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 168.0 ft.
Deck width: 54.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.58270, -93.70322   (decimal degrees)
41°34'58" N, 93°42'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/441381/4603683 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Des Moines SW
Inventory numbers
IA 3731 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14251 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2011)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
17,500

Categories 

Arch (9,416)
Built 1914 (532)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,753)
Deck arch (8,693)
Des Moines, Iowa (64)
Have street view (9,880)
Iowa (3,491)
Lost (10,353)
 Lost 2013 (28)
Lost during 2010s (680)
Owned by city (3,045)
Polk County, Iowa (113)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,047)
Structurally deficient (16,676)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,136)
Walnut Creek (6)

Update Log 

  • March 7, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Correction: Bridge was not rdemolished LAST year, but was slightly repaired, and is now being torn out and replaced.
  • May 10, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • May 6, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added lost date, as it will be replaced soon.
  • August 16, 2011: New photo from Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Iowa Interstate railroad Bridge adjacent to this bridge
Posted May 6, 2013, by C J Johnson (108stitchesiowa [at] netzoola [dot] com)

The Iowa Interstate Railroad bridge also over Walnut Creek is located just North of the Grand Avenue Bridge. Photo taken April 2013.

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Grand Avenue Bridge Demo 2013
Posted May 6, 2013, by C J Johnson (108stitchesiowa [at] netzoola [dot] com)

Demo continues...

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Grand Avenue Bridge Demo 2013....
Posted May 6, 2013, by C J Johnson (108stitchesiowa [at] netzoola [dot] com)

Demo continues....

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Grand Avenue Bridge Demo 2013
Posted May 5, 2013, by C J Johnson (108stitchesiowa [at] netzoola [dot] com)

Demo has started on the Grand Avenue Bridge over Walnut Creek

and Grand Avenue will be closed for the Summer of 2013.

This bridge is located just West of the Des Moines, Iowa/West Des Moines, Iowa dividing line of 63rd Street which is also regarded as 1st Street West Des Moines, Iowa. Photos taken Spring 2013.

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Grand Avenue Bridge
Posted March 7, 2013, by Luke Harden (lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com)

http://whotv.com/2013/03/07/major-detour-grand-avenue-bridge-project/

Grand Avenue Bridge
Posted May 6, 2012, by Matt Mazan (mmazan1 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

will be torn down and replaced starting May 8th, 2012.