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General View Of Bridge, Looking From The Northeast

Photos taken August 1987 by Lloyd Grotjan

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Distant View Of East Side Of Bridge

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Distant View Of West Side Of Bridge

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View Of East Side

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View Of West Side

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Detail View Of Stone Arch And Stone Headwall, East Side

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Detail View Of Interior Of Stone Arch, Looking East

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Facts 

Overview
Lost stone arch bridge over East Branch Wears Creek on Jefferson Street in downtown Jefferson City
Location
Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a concrete culvert
History
Built 1857 by Dr. William A. Davison; widened in 1964 and 1980; replaced 1988
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 33.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.57431, -92.17610   (decimal degrees)
38°34'28" N, 92°10'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 21323 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (1,818)
Arch (7,622)
Built 1857 (9)
Built during 1850s (115)
Cole County, Missouri (22)
Deck arch (6,705)
HAER documented (347)
Jefferson City, Missouri (11)
Lost (809)
Missouri (2,415)
Replaced by new bridge (663)
Span length 25-50 feet (6,123)
Stone arch (1,364)
Total length 50-75 feet (4,979)

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