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Rating:
70467
{100}%
1 vote
Ball's Ford Bridge
Polk County
,
Iowa
Photos
© Iowa Department of Transportation
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BH Photo #400927
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Facts
Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Des Moines RFD 2/Avon RFD 1
Location
Levey
,
Polk County
,
Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1891 as 4 Parker through trusses; One span replaced by a Pratt through truss 1909; One span collapsed June 23rd, 1938 under weight of car; One span relocated to Warren County and has since been demolished
Builders
-
Clinton Bridge & Iron Works
of Clinton, Iowa (Pratt Approach)
-
King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co.
of Cleveland, Ohio (Parker Main Spans) [also known as
King Bridge Co.
]
Design
3 Pinned Parker through trusses
1 Riveted Pratt through truss
Also called
Levey Bridge
Des Moines RFD 2 Bridge
Avon RFD 1 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.55137
,
-93.52472
(decimal degrees)
41°33'05" N, 93°31'29" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/456239/4600100
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Des Moines SE
Inventory number
BH 70467
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(8,397)
Built 1891
(243)
Built during 1890s
(3,195)
Clinton Bridge & Iron Works
(76)
Collapsed
(433)
Des Moines River
(238)
Iowa
(6,793)
King Bridge Co.
(436)
King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co.
(60)
Levey, Iowa
(2)
Lost
(28,529)
Lost 1938
(104)
Lost during 1930s
(870)
Owned by county
(21,612)
Parker through truss
(1,411)
Parker truss
(1,806)
Pin-connected
(4,712)
Pleasant Hill, Iowa
(14)
Polk County, Iowa
(281)
Pratt through truss
(6,061)
Pratt truss
(10,305)
Riveted
(2,513)
Through truss
(16,816)
Truss
(35,500)
Wooden deck
(6,162)
Update Log
January 18, 2020: Updated by Luke: Added Clinton span build date
December 18, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added photo + updated causes of loss; Noted relocated spans
August 25, 2017: New photos from Luke
August 13, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder
January 8, 2016: Updated by Luke: Circa build date + possible historical names
January 7, 2016: Added by Luke
Related Bridges
IA46 Des Moines River Bridge
(Successor)
North River Bridge
(Parts reused in)
Center Street Bridge
(Parts reused in)
NW 86th Street Beaver Creek Bridge
(Parts reused in)
Sources
Luke
Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems
- 1930s Aerial Imagery
Engineering Record, Building Record & Sanitary Engineer, Volume 23
- Book
September 11th, 1891 edition of the Des Moines Register - Newspapers.com
- Article
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