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Ball's Ford Bridge

Polk County, Iowa

Photos 

© Iowa Department of Transportation

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BH Photo #400927

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Des Moines RFD 2/Avon RFD 1
Location
Pleasant Hill, 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 ?; Replaced 1938
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
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 (6,379)
Built 1891 (191)
Built during 1890s (2,547)
Clinton Bridge & Iron Works (60)
Des Moines River (225)
Iowa (5,943)
King Bridge Co. (299)
King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co. (15)
Levey, Iowa (2)
Lost (19,655)
Lost 1938 (53)
Lost during 1930s (410)
Owned by county (18,961)
 Parker through truss (1,192)
Parker truss (1,549)
Pin-connected (3,491)
Pleasant Hill, Iowa (7)
Polk County, Iowa (244)
Pratt through truss (4,690)
Pratt truss (8,165)
Replaced by new bridge (13,005)
Riveted (1,961)
Through truss (13,148)
Truss (29,818)
Wooden deck (5,884)

Update Log 

  • 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

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