Historic Bridges
of the United States
Caplinger Mills Bridge
Cedar County
,
Missouri
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Side view
Photos taken July 2005 by Bob Estes
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Plaque
1895
Chicago Bridge Co.
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Sac River at Caplinger Mills
Location
Cedar County
,
Missouri
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Future prospects
Preserved
History
Built 1895 by the Chicago Bridge Co.
Builder
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Chicago Bridge Co.
of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Two Pratt pony trusses
Two pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through trusses
One deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.79463, -93.80108
(decimal degrees)
37°47'41" N, 93°48'04" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
USGS topographic map
Caplinger Mills
Inventory number
BH 21201
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,753)
8-panel truss
(83)
Built 1895
(75)
Built during 1890s
(664)
Cedar County, Missouri
(17)
Chicago Bridge Co.
(2)
Missouri
(2,368)
Open to pedestrians
(412)
Pin-connected
(431)
Pratt truss
(1,431)
Preserved
(63)
Through truss
(5,255)
Truss
(15,801)
Wooden deck
(5,154)
Update Log
July 29, 2005: Posted photos from Bob Estes
Sources
Bob Estes -
bestes2000 [at] qwest [dot] net
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