IA46 Des Moines River Bridge

Photos 

The IA 46 bridge is on the right.

Photo provided by Lost Des Moines

BH Photo #250066

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Warren through truss bridge over Des Moines River on IA46

Location

Pleasant Hill, Polk County, Iowa

Status

Removed

History

Built 1938; Removed 1998

Builders

- Alexander & Repass of Des Moines, Iowa (Contractor)
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Design)

Design

Warren through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 609.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.

Also called

IA60 Des Moines River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.55156, -93.52490   (decimal degrees)
41°33'06" N, 93°31'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/456225/4600121 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Des Moines SE

Inventory numbers

IA 40760 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 55178 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 18, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
• September 2, 2015: New photo from Luke
• November 20, 2014: Updated by Don Morrison: Added category "Lost during 1990s"
• March 5, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Merged NBI info.
• January 10, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• Ball's Ford Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems - 1980s Aerial Imagery
• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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