Waterworks Park Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Jeff Gitchel

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)

View this photo on Flickr

BH Photo #231684

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Pratt pony truss bridge over Raccoon River on Trail

Location

Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa

Status

Open to pedestrians

Future prospects

Scheduled to be replaced with a large bridge, although plans have not yet been finalized.

History

Built 1914 , Converted for trail use in 1999

Builder

- Iowa Bridge Co. of Des Moines, Iowa

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 98.0 ft.
Total length: 317.0 ft.

Also called

32nd Street Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.56619, -93.66406   (decimal degrees)
41°33'58" N, 93°39'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/444631/4601825 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Des Moines SW

Inventory number

BH 49361 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 13, 2016: New Street View added by Luke
• November 8, 2013: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge is at risk of demolition
• October 31, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• August 2, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected build date
• July 4, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: added dimensions
• July 3, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
• July 1, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date
• May 19, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "road-to-trail"
• November 19, 2012: New photos from Michael O'Brien
• November 1, 2012: New photo from Michael O'Brien
• May 10, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Riveted"
• August 16, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Added photograph
• August 15, 2011: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

• Luke
• Flickr
• Michael O'Brien
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• Water & Sewage Works, Volume 46 - Book
• Good Roads Volume VII - Book

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