Iowa Women of Achievement Bridge — Attraction in Des Moines

The most fascinating part of the bridge is not any man made sight within view. It's the thousands of spiders that have made their home on the bottom section of the railing. The light produced by the bridge attracts the bugs and the spiders just play buffet all night. Super interesting to watch. Recommend it highly. ..... Oh and the woman's achievement bridge lacks what achievement the women actually did. What does a random name on a bridge mean without context. Maybe if monuments were made with the actual cause in mind, (The cause of the person to strive and achieve greatness. Bringing to light what they worked to hard to bring to light) people would actually gain something from them. Use it as a learning tool as well as a dedication. But who am I........

This bridge is always featured in picture of downtown Des Moines. Absolutely gorgeous bridge both day and night. I've only recently discovered that there is actually a name to this bridge, and I love it even more now learning that it commemorates high achieving women of Iowa. The women's names can be found at the center of bridge. The bridge has a cool feature that the center cross-over section of the bridge is made out of glass, and you can see the Des Moines River...

This bridge is nice to walk on, but men should be careful here. As soon as I stepped upon the bridge I could FEEL the power of pure unbridled estrogen and female strength. My fiance, the poor sweet man, collapsed on the spot. It was a year ago today. They told me he'd recover, but they have no idea when. He's been in a coma since. Occasionally I hear him whisper in his sleep like state "shoes" and hope grows again. All in all, 10/10 bridge....