2nd Avenue Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Andy Winegar in August 2015

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BH Photo #333803

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Haunched Deck Plate Girder bridge over Des Moines River on 2nd Avenue

Location

Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa

Status

Open

Future prospects

To be rehabilitated 2022-2023

History

Built 1935

Builder

- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa

Design

Haunched Deck Plate Girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 109.9 ft.
Total length: 500.0 ft.
Deck width: 56.1 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.61275, -93.62051   (decimal degrees)
41°36'46" N, 93°37'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/448300/4606967 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Des Moines SE

Average daily traffic (as of 2016)

18,600

Inventory numbers

IA 4060 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 56592 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of July 2017)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 93.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• March 10, 2022: Updated by Andy Winegar: Changed design type and added "To be rehabilitated 2022-2023"
• February 10, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
• August 1, 2015: Updated by Andy Winegar: Corrected bridge type
• October 31, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• June 12, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

• Luke
• Andy Winegar
• Daniel Barnes

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