Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Bates County, Missouri

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1002 Road Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Mulberry Creek on 1002 Road, southeast of Amoret
Open to one-lane traffic on a dirt road

2211 Road Bridge
Lost Through truss bridge over Miami Creek on 2211 Road, southwest of Butler
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1988

8002 Road Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Miami Creek on 8002 Road
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1925

Bates County Ditch Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Bates County Drainage Ditch on 5487 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1994

Bates County Ditch Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Bates County Drainage Ditch on 6575 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1950

Bates County Ditch Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Bates County Drainage Ditch on CR 547
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1907; replaced 1995

Bates County Road 460 Bridge
Through truss bridge over a drainage ditch on CR 460 (New Home Road)
Closed to all traffic
Built 1907

Bones Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Bones Creek on Whoopie Road (3502 Road)
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1910; replaced 2001

Broad Water Muddy Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Broad Water Muddy Creek on 10006 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1925; replaced 1996

Camp Branch Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Camp Branch on 7586 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1904; replaced 1995

Deepwater Creek CR 240 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Deepwater Creek on CR 240 (Deepwater Road)
Open to traffic
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1950

East Mound Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over East Mound Creek on 4004 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1904; rehabilitated 1950; replaced 1996

Elk Fork Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Elk Fork on 12004 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1993

Elk Fork Bridge
Lost wrought-iron pony truss bridge over Elk Fork Creek on 15004 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1884 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1992

Haymaker bridge
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Marais Des Cynges River on CR 2418 3 miles northeast of Foster
Replaced 1992
Built 1909 , named after Haymaker's mill, which was just west of the bridge's location in the 1870's.

Hudson Road Bridge
Pony truss bridge over a tributary of Camp Branch on Hudson Road
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1930; rehabilitated 1988

Johnstown Bridge
Lost(?) pony truss bridge over North Deepwater Creek on 6484 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1899 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.

Johnstown Swinging Bridge
Lost wire suspension bridge over North Deepwater Creek at Johnstown
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1891 by the Lyndon Wire Cable Bridge Co.; replaced 1899

Little Deer Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Deer Creek on 10974 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 2000

Longfellow Bridge
Lost Pony truss bridge over Gillam creek on CR 5508, 3 miles southwest of Foster
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1915, replaced 1997 by a UCEB

Marais Ditch Route B Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River Drainage Ditch on Route B
Open to traffic
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1952

Marais River Route B Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on Route B
Open to traffic
Built 1934

Marais River Route V Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on Route V
Open to traffic
Built 1961

Marias De Cygnes River Bridge
Lost or abandoned through truss bridge over Marias De Cygnes River on CR 460 (New Home Road)
Unknown status
Built 1907

Marias Des Cygnes Cutoff Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Marias Des Cygnes Cutoff on CR 547 (2255 Road)
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1910; replaced 2005

Marias Des Cygnes River Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Marias Des Cygnes River on CR 547
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1907; replaced 1994

Miami Creek Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Miami Creek on 5002 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1993

Miami Creek CR 181 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Miami Creek on CR 181 (Elkhart Road)
Open to traffic
Built 1925

Miami Creek MO 52 Bridge
Through truss bridge over Miami Creek on MO 52
Open to traffic
Built 1924

Miami Ditch Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Miami Ditch on CR 547 (2255 Road)
Open to traffic
Built 1915; replaced 1995

Morman Fork CR 81 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Morman Fork on CR 81 (West Boone Road)
Open to traffic

Mormon Fork Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Mormon Fork on 6001 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1904; replaced 1996

Mormon Fork Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Mormon Fork on 511 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1886 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1999

Mormon Fork Bridge
Lost wrought iron pony truss bridge over Mormon Fork on 3001 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1884 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1997

Mound Branch MO 52 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Mound Branch on MO 52
Open to traffic
Built 1928

Mulberry Creek CR 419 Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Mulberry Creek on CR 419 (Homer Road)
No longer exists
Built 1915; rehabilitated 1950; replaced 2004

North Deepwater Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over North Deepwater Creek on 6484 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1992

Panther Creek CR 598 Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Panther Creek on CR 598 (Hudson Road)
No longer exists
Built ca. 1920; replaced 2003

Panther Creek CR 644 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Panther Creek on CR 644 (Rockville Road)
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1930; rehabilitated 1950; replaced 2006

Papinville Bridge
Closed through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River just west of Papinville
Closed to all traffic
Built 1884 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1995

Peter Creek CR 88 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Peter Creek on CR 88 (Mingo Road)
Closed to all traffic
Built ca. 1930

Possum Creek Bridge
Bridge over Possum Creek on Or 71 S
Open to traffic
Built 1924

Schell City Bridge
Through truss bridge over Osage River on Rockville Road/Old River Road north of Schell City
Closed to all traffic
Built 1906

South Grand River CR 88 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over South Grand River on CR 88 (Mingo Road)
Open to traffic
Built 1915; rehabilitated 1950

Sycamore Branch Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Sycamore Branch on 7586 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1992

Walnut Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Walnut Creek on 4508 Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1904; replaced 2000