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18th Street Bridge

Polk County, Iowa

Photos 

FRONT VIEW OF OLD 18TH STREET STEEL PARKER TRUSS BRIDGE FROM ROAD

Photo by the DOT.

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BH Photo #242212

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Parker through truss over Raccoon River on 18th Street (Now renamed Fleur Drive.)
Location
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1893; Replaced 1936
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
1 200' Parker through truss
3 185' Parker through trusses
348' timber stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.0 ft.
Total length: 738.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.58252, -93.64176   (decimal degrees)
41°34'57" N, 93°38'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/446504/4603624 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Des Moines SW
Inventory number
BH 54217 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,346)
Beam (16,880)
Built 1893 (241)
Built during 1890s (3,191)
Des Moines, Iowa (121)
Iowa (6,791)
King Bridge Co. (435)
Lost (28,431)
Lost 1936 (113)
Lost during 1930s (861)
 Parker through truss (1,406)
Parker truss (1,801)
Polk County, Iowa (281)
Raccoon River (90)
Replaced by new bridge (19,336)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,058)
Through truss (16,748)
Timber stringer (4,318)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,059)
Truss (35,420)

Update Log 

  • December 22, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added build date & builder based off of lowest bid + plaque shape.
  • December 22, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • May 4, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected dates
  • October 31, 2012: Updated by Michael O'Brien: Most browsers look under Des Moines Iowa I am told.
  • October 31, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added info

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