Waterworks Park Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Jeff Gitchel

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

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BH Photo #231684

Map 

Street View 

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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