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East 14th Street Viaduct

Polk County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo provided by Lost Des Moines

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BH Photo #333275

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Railroad Yard on East 14th Street
Location
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1937; Rehabilitated 1973
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Design)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 107.9 ft.
Total length: 1,407.2 ft.
Deck width: 56.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.58592, -93.59686   (decimal degrees)
41°35'09" N, 93°35'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/450249/4603974 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Des Moines SE
Inventory numbers
IA 40510 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 68617 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,725)
Built 1937 (807)
Built during 1930s (11,750)
Des Moines, Iowa (119)
Functionally obsolete (6,422)
Have street view (26,956)
ISHC Standard Series V (104)
Iowa (6,511)
 Iowa State Highway Commission (811)
Open (39,897)
Owned by city (5,404)
Polk County, Iowa (272)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,399)
Steel stringer (6,227)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,886)
US 69 (46)

Update Log 

  • February 10, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • January 7, 2016: New photos from Luke
  • July 21, 2015: New Street View added by Luke

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Daniel Barnes

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