Historic Bridges
of the United States
Saxton Ford Bridge
Buchanan County
,
Missouri
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These black and white photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge just before it was replaced [HAER photos taken March 1989 by Phillip Geller]
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Facts
Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Platte River on Saxton-Easton Road
Location
Buchanan County
,
Missouri
Status
Replaced by a modern bridge
History
Built 1925 by the Witham Construction Co.; replaced 1989
Builder
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Witham Construction Co.
Design
Riveted, 8-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 152.0 ft.
Total length: 252.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.71880, -94.70231
(decimal degrees)
39°43'08" N, 94°42'08" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 57 N., R. 34 W., Sec. 34
Inventory number
BH 20932
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
8-panel truss
(82)
Buchanan County, Missouri
(20)
Built 1925
(669)
Built during 1920s
(4,025)
HAER documented
(284)
Lost
(544)
Missouri
(2,355)
Parker truss
(411)
Platte River (Iowa-Missouri)
(13)
Replaced by new bridge
(452)
Riveted
(355)
Span length 125-175 feet
(1,989)
Through truss
(5,205)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,089)
Truss
(15,739)
Witham Construction Co.
(1)
Wooden deck
(5,156)
Update Log
January 31, 2005: Posted new photos
Sources
HAER MO-61
- Saxton Ford Bridge
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