SW Fifth St. over Raccoon R., Des Moines, Iowa. County/parish: Polk.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 15, 1998. NRIS 98000487.
1 contributing structure.
The Southwest Fifth St. Bridge is a historic structure located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Built in 1898 after a controversy surrounding the bidding process, it is one of the last Pratt through truss bridges left in an urban setting in Iowa. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 as a part of the Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75337370