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Overview: Arch bridge over Des Moines River on University Avenue in Des Moines
Location: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1966
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 172.9 ft.
Total length: 849.1 ft.
Deck width: 49.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.60037, -93.61528 (decimal degrees)
41°36'01" N, 93°36'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/448726/4605589 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Des Moines SE
Inventory numbers: IA 3770 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14268 (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: 54.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 24,400