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Distant View Of Bridge, Looking North

These photos were taken September 1988 by Lloyd Grotjan

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View Of Bridge, Looking South

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View Of East Portal, Looking West

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View Of West Portal, Looking East

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View Of West Main Span Piers, Looking Southwest

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View Of West Main Span Piers, Looking West

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View Of West Abutment, Looking Northwest

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View Of East Piers And Abutment, Looking East

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View Of Upper Portal Connection

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View Of Top Chord Connection

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Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss over Moniteau Creek on Cotton Drive just beyond the end of Route T
Location
Cooper County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a new bridge in 1989
History
Built 1898 by the Springtown Bridge Co.
Builder
- Springtown Bridge Co.
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 115.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.72467, -92.71832   (decimal degrees)
38°43'29" N, 92°43'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/524485/4286260 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 46 N., R. 16 W., Sec. 30
USGS topographic map
Clarksburg
Inventory number
BH 21343 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (1,838)
6-panel truss (121)
Built 1898 (79)
Built during 1890s (695)
Cooper County, Missouri (48)
HAER documented (348)
Lost (854)
Missouri (2,450)
Pin-connected (483)
Pratt truss (1,567)
Replaced by new bridge (699)
Span length 100-125 feet (2,299)
Springtown Bridge Co. (1)
Stone piers (3)
Through truss (5,419)
Total length 100-125 feet (2,462)
Truss (16,067)
Tubular piers (17)
Wooden deck (5,165)

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