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Overview: Three-span through truss bridge over Raccoon River on SW 5th Street in Des Moines
Location: Polk County, Iowa
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1898 by J.H. Killmar; closed to traffic in 1993; rehabilitated 1998
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 134.8 ft.
Total length: 400.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
Inventory numbers: IA 4041 (Iowa bridge number)
NRHP 98000487 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 14264 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/1998): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Average daily traffic (as of 2000): 9,894