Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Roberts Bluff Bridge

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HAER photo

This photo from the Historic American Engineering Record shows the bridge before its replacement [HAER photo taken Fall 1987 by Lloyd Grotjan]

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Overview: Lost through truss over Lamine River on Buffalo Prairie Drive south of Blackwater
Location: Cooper County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1988
History: Built 1904 by A.M. Blodgett of Kansas City
Builder: - A.M. Blodgett
Design: Pin-connected, 10-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 180.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.92173, -92.98244 (decimal degrees)
38°55'18" N, 92°58'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 48 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 22
Inventory number: BH 21363 (Bridgehunter.com ID)