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Court Avenue Bridge

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During a renovation of the bridge in 1982, the bridge deck was replaced and the supporting spans were preserved and rehabilitated. Repairs were made using existing materials and replacement materials were used only when necessary and were matched with the originals as closely as possible. Street
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at Court Avenue was a toll bridge that was built from 1857 to 1858 under the direction of architect Uriah Burr White. It was the first permanent bridge over the river in the city of Des Moines. Legislators using the bridge in order to get to the capitol building were given passes. The bridge was
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The present Court Avenue Bridge is the third of the six current bridges in the Civic Center district to be constructed. The Walnut Street Bridge was built in 1911 and the Locust Street Bridge was built in 1907. Both of the earlier bridges were reconstructed in the 1960s and their original
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composed of four spans with double trusses and double arches. It was replaced in 1870 by a Post truss bridge that lasted until at least 1898. The current bridge is believed to be its replacement when it built from 1917 to 1918.
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lamps with round globes and metal work that reflected the 1910s were added to the bridge in 1986 as a part of a $ 1.8 million project to refurbish Court Avenue between the bridge and the
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ornamentation was removed at the time. The Court Avenue Bridge was designed by architect
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Des Moines Fire Department Headquarters-Fire Station No. 1 and Shop Building
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Court Avenue Bridge, Spanning Des Moines River, Des Moines, Polk County, IA
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Court Avenue Bridge is located in Iowa
Court Avenue Bridge is located in the United States
Des Moines River
Des Moines, Iowa
41°35′09″N 93°37′03″W / 41.58583°N 93.61750°W / 41.58583; -93.61750
James B. Marsh
Civic Center Historic District
ID88001168
MPS
98000489
Des Moines, Iowa
United States
contributing property
Civic Center Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Des Moines River
James B. Marsh
Polk County Courthouse
List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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