NW 86th Street Beaver Creek Bridge

Photos 

Beaver Creek Bridge

The Des Moines Register: December 23 1982

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BH Photo #462615

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on NW 86th Street

Location

Herrold, Polk County, Iowa

Status

Removed but not replaced

History

Built 1909 at Levey, Iowa; Rebuilt here 1939; Closed 1982

Builder

- Clinton Bridge & Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa (Original Fabrication)

Design

Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 107.9 ft.
Total length: 140.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.71388, -93.73663   (decimal degrees)
41°42'50" N, 93°44'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/438721/4618271 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory numbers

IA 282250 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 87529 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 18, 2020: Updated by Luke: Merged 1996 NBI data; Bridge survived until the early 2000s.
• December 18, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
• December 18, 2019: Added by Luke

Related Bridges 

• Ball's Ford Bridge (Parts reused from)

Sources 

• Luke
• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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