Historic Bridges
of the United States
Court Avenue Bridge
Polk County
,
Iowa
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Overview
Five-span arch bridge over Des Moines River on Court Avenue in Des Moines
Location
Des Moines
,
Polk County
,
Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1918; rehabilitated 1982
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 91.9 ft.
Total length: 496.1 ft.
Deck width: 68.9 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1998
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.58572, -93.61769
(decimal degrees)
41°35'09" N, 93°37'04" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
NRHP 98000489
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 14246
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 05/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 78.2
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2004)
4,940
Categories
Arch
(7,542)
Built 1918
(239)
Built during 1910s
(3,549)
Closed-spandrel arch
(1,109)
Deck arch
(6,639)
Des Moines River
(20)
Des Moines, Iowa
(13)
Iowa
(2,120)
NR-listed
(1,472)
Open
(21,539)
Owned by city
(1,847)
Polk County, Iowa
(31)
Span length 75-100 feet
(3,238)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,074)
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