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Walnut Street Bridge (1st)

Polk County, Iowa

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Walnut Street Bridge (The first Walnut Street Bridge)

View of Walnut Street bridge and structures west of the Des Moines River including the Demoine House hotel. Sign on bridge reads: "Five dollars fine for driving over this bridge faster than a walk". Des Moines, Iowa. 1866.

Photo taken by Joseph P. Sharman

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BH Photo #244783

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Des Moines River on Walnut Street
Location
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1866, Replaced 1871
Builders
- Clinton Bridge Co. of Clinton, Iowa [also known as Clinton Bridge & Iron Works]
- T.H. Napier
Design
Howe through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.58743, -93.61716   (decimal degrees)
41°35'15" N, 93°37'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/448559/4604154 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Des Moines SE
Inventory number
BH 54946 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,626)
Built 1866 (47)
Built during 1860s (522)
Clinton Bridge & Iron Works (70)
Clinton Bridge Co. (14)
Des Moines River (228)
Des Moines, Iowa (119)
Howe through truss (453)
Howe truss (565)
Iowa (6,528)
 Lost (24,969)
Lost 1871 (11)
Lost during 1870s (61)
Polk County, Iowa (272)
Replaced by new bridge (16,765)
T.H. Napier (1)
Through truss (15,178)
Truss (32,958)
Uncovered wooden truss (135)
Wooden deck (6,073)

Update Log 

  • April 25, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added builder
  • December 18, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Edited entry
  • December 18, 2012: Added by Michael O'Brien

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