Photo
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HAER photo This May 1979 photo from the Historic American Engineering Record shows the bridge just before demolition [HAER photo by Mr. DeBacker of USACE] |
Facts
- Overview
- Lost through truss over Little Platte River near Paradise
- Location
- Clay County, Missouri
- Status
- Removed
- History
- Built 1896 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works of St. Louis; demolished 1979 with the creation of Smithville Reservoir
- Builder
- - Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works
- Design
- Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 232.0 ft.
- Inventory number
- BH 21301 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- HAER MO-7 - Paradise Road Bridge