Southeast Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Des Moines River at U.S. Highway 65/69, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

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10 b&w photos
15 data pages
1 photo caption pages

TITLE:
Southeast Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Des Moines River at U.S. Highway 65/69, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

CALL NUMBER:
HAER IOWA,77-DESMO,26-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 10 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 14 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

RELATED NAME(S):
E.A. Kramme Company
Sverolrup & Parcel

NOTE:
Survey number HAER IA-84

Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N255).

Building/structure dates: 1937 initial construction

Significance: The SE 14th Street Bridge maintains its original appearance while demonstrating the high quality of bridge design and construction in the 1930s of continuous span technology.

SUBJECTS:
IOWA--Polk County--Des Moines

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ia0465

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. NORTH APPROACH TO SE 14TH STREET BRIDGE CROSSING THE DES MOINES RIVER, LOOKING SOUTH.
2. GENERAL VIEW OF THE EAST SIDE LOOKING WEST, SHOWING FOUR SOUTH SPANS.
3. GENERAL VIEW OF THE SOUTH ABUTMENT SHOWING PIERS ONE AND TWO LOOKING SOUTHWEST.
4. GENERAL VIEW OF DECK GIRDER OVER PIER FOUR LOOKING WEST.
5. GENERAL VIEW OF CONTINUOUS GIRDER BETWEEN PIERS THREE AND FOUR LOOKING WEST.
6. GENERAL VIEW OF NORTH ABUTMENT LOOKING WEST.
7. DETAIL OF PIER THREE SHOWING THE ADDED CORBELS LOOKING SOUTH/SOUTHEAST.
8. GENERAL VIEW OF THE NINE GIRDERS AND LATERAL BRACING SHOWING THREE NEW GIRDERS ADDED TO THE CENTER AND THE ORIGINAL SIX SPACED OUTWARD, LOOKING SOUTH.
9. DETAIL OF THE SHOES RESTING ON PIER FOUR SHOWING THE TWO TYPES, LOOKING NORTHEAST.
10. DETAIL OF CONTINUOUS GIRDER CONNECTIONS LOOKING SOUTHEAST.

CONTROL #:
IA0465

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