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Old Euclid Avenue Des Moines River Bridge

Polk County, Iowa
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FRONT VIEW OF OLD EUCLID AVENUE BRIDGE

1931, final stages of construction.

Photo taken by the DOT

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss on Euclid Avenue over Des Moines River
Location
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1931, Replaced 1933
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.62760, -93.64504   (decimal degrees)
41°37'39" N, 93°38'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/446268/4608631 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 54222 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1931 (577)
Built during 1930s (8,576)
Des Moines River (162)
Des Moines, Iowa (68)
Iowa (3,615)
Lally columns (95)
Lost (10,495)
Lost 1933 (7)
 Lost during 1930s (64)
Polk County, Iowa (116)
Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,687)
Replaced by new bridge (7,220)
Through truss (9,254)
Truss (23,615)
US 6 (58)

Update Log 

  • October 31, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Mapped and edited page a wee bit.
  • October 31, 2012: Added by Michael O'Brien

Sources 

  • Michael O'Brien
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

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