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Overview: Five-span arch bridge over Des Moines River on Court Avenue in Des Moines
Location: 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.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.58572, -93.61769 (decimal degrees)
41°35'09" N, 93°37'04" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/448513/4603965 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Des Moines SE
Inventory numbers: NRHP 98000489 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 14246 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2007): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 77.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 4,940