Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Franklin County, Missouri

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Acid Mine Road Bridge
Lost pony truss(?) bridge over Winsel Creek on Acid Mine Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1908 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.

Bend Road Bridge
Two-span through truss bridge on Bend Road over Meramec River in Pacific
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1916-17 by Miller & Borcherding; rehabilitated 1991

Bieker Road Bridge
Abandoned stone arch bridge over DuBois Creek on Bieker Road, southeast of Washington
Closed to traffic

Boeuf Creek MO 100 Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Boeuf Creek on MO 100 east of New Haven
Replaced by a modern bridge
Built 1934; replaced 2003

Boeuf Creek Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over Boeuf Creek on Boeuf Creek Road
Open to one-lane traffic with a 30 ton weight limit
Built 1915 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1993

Boles Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Dunn Spring Creek on Boles Road
Replaced by culvert
Built 1900 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; later relocated here

Bourbeuse Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Bourbeuse River somewhere near Moselle
No longer exists

Bourbeuse River Twin Bridges
Lost pair of through truss bridges over Bourbeuse River on US 66 (now I-44)
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1958

Bucklick School Road Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Bucklick Creek on Bucklick School Road
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1910 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; rehabilitated 1996

Buffalo Ridge Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Middle Fork of Cedar Fork on Buffalo Ridge Road
Replaced by modern bridge
Built 1919-20 by R.L. Miller

Busch Creek Old MO 100 Bridge
Plate girder bridge over Busch Creek on Old MO 100 at Washington
Open to traffic
Built 1955

Busch Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Browns Branch of Dubois Creek on Busch Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1905, probably by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.

Calvey Creek Road Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Calvey Creek on Calvey Creek Road
Replaced by modern bridge
Built 1915 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.; replaced 1998

Church Street Bridge
Concrete girder bridge over Flat Creek on Church Street in Union
Open to traffic
Built 1915 by the Missouri Construction & Ballast Co.

County Line Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Pin Oak Branch on County Line Road
Replaced by modern bridge
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1999

Enochs Knob Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over Boeuf Creek on Enochs Knob Road
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1907-08 by the Missouri Bridge & Iron Co.

Etlah Bridge
Lost through truss over Big Berger Creek on Route B at Etlah
Demolished 1988 after the construction of a new concrete bridge
Built 1894 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced by a new bridge in 1988

Fenton Creek Bridge
Abandoned deck truss bridge over Fenton Creek just off Route V at Union
Closed to all traffic

Gray Summit Tunnel
Tunnel underneath the town of Gray Summit on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to two-track railroad traffic

Hartmann's Ford Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Bourbeuse River on North Bend Road near Union
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1916 by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders; replaced 1997

Jakes Prairie Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Bourbeuse River on Jakes Prairie Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1920 by R.L. Miller; replaced 1995

Junction Spur Bridge
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Pin Oak Creek on Junction Spur, just off MO 100 west of New Haven
Open to traffic

Kaiser Hill Road Bridge
Stone arch bridge over Pin Oak Creek on Kaiser Hill Road, just south of MO 100, west of New Haven
Open to traffic

Kohl City Road Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Big Berger Creek on Kohl City Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1912 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1996

Krakow Bridge
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Long Branch next to Route YY in Krakow
Abandoned, but still in good shape

Labadie Bottom Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over Labadie Creek on Labadie Bottom Road
Open to traffic
Built 1901 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; later moved to this location

Labadie Railroad Tunnel
Short railroad tunnel under Route T on the Union Pacific Railroad just southwest of Labadie
Open to two tracks of railroad traffic
Built 1929

Labadie Tunnel
Tunnel under the Rock Island Railroad on Route T in Labadie
Removed

Labadie Viaduct
Through truss bridge over Labadie Bottom Road on the Rock Island Railroad at Labadie
Still in use

Little Boeuf Creek MO 100 Bridge
Stringer bridge with concrete balustrades over Little Boeuf Creek on MO 100
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1934

Little Bourbeuse Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Bourbeuse River on Little Bourbeuse Road
No longer exists
Built ca. 1920; replaced 2003

Little Meramec River Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Little Meramec River on Mill Hill Road
Replaced by modern bridge
Built 1911 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1998

Meramec River MO 30 Bridge
Lost five-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Meramec River on MO 30
Replaced by bridge on new alignment
Built 1929-30 by M.E. Gillioz; replaced 2002

Methodic Church Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of St. Johns Creek on Methodic Church Road
Replaced by modern bridge
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1995

Mill Hill Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over Meramec River on Mill Hill Road south of Moselle
Closed to traffic
Built 1888 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1993

Newport Road Bridge
Small concrete arch bridge over a branch of Little Boeuf Creek on Newport Road just off MO 100
Open to one-lane traffic

Noelker's Ford Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over St. Johns Creek on Four Mile Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1908 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1993

Noser Mill Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Bourbeuse River on MO 185
Removed
Built 1902 by the Midland Bridge Co. on the abutments of a previous covered bridge

Noser Mill Covered Bridge
Lost covered bridge over Bourbeuse River
No longer exists
Built 1880 by H.W. Sebastian Co.; destroyed by accident July 1901

Old State Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over St. Johns Creek on Old State Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1960; replaced 1999

Old US 50 Overpass
Deck plate girder bridge over US 50 on Rock Island Railroad

Built 1926 by the American Bridge Co.

Pacific Covered Bridge
Lost covered bridge over Meramec River on what is now Route F near Pacific
Replaced by a new bridge just downstream when Route F was built

Pacific Overpass
Open-spandrel arch bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Osage Street (Old US 66)
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1932; replaced 2004

Pacific Rail Bridge
Through truss bridge over Meramec River on BNSF (former Frisco) Railroad in Pacific
Open to traffic
Built in 1938 by Bethlehem Steel Company

Parshall Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Bourbeuse River on Parshall Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1930; replaced 1993

Prairie Dell Road Bridge
Timber stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Prairie Dell Road in Union
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1930; reconstructed 1996

Red Bridge
Lost covered bridge over Bourbeuse River somewhere near Union
Destroyed by severe weather
Built 1852; destroyed by a tornado in 1920

Route MM Bridge
Deck plate girder bridge over Route MM on the Union Pacific Railroad north of Gray Summit
Open to traffic

Shawnee Ford Bridge
Through truss bridge over Bourbeuse River on Shawnee Ford Road beyond the end of Route AN
Open to one-lane traffic with a 19 ton weight limit
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1990

St. Albans Bridge
Concrete deck girder bridge and dam over Tavern Creek on St. Albans Road
Bypassed by new bridge
Built ca. 1925; bypassed by new bridge in 1995

St. Anns Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Brushy Creek on St. Anns Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1995

St. Johns Creek Route YY Bridge
Three-span pony truss bridge over St. Johns Creek on Route YY
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1957

St. Johns Road Bridge
Abandoned stone arch bridge over a tributary of Brown Branch on St. Johns Road, just south of MO 100
Abandoned, but still in good shape

Stone Church Road Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Boeuf Creek on Stone Church Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1940; replaced 1996

Washington Bridge
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Missouri River on MO 47 at Washington
Open to two-lane traffic
Construction started Oct. 1934; opened to traffic April 8, 1936

Washington Street Bridge
Stone and concrete arch bridge over Flat Creek on Washington Street in Union
Open to traffic

Winsel Creek Old US 66 Bridge
Tee beam bridge over Winsel Creek on S. Service Road (Old US 66)
Open to traffic
Built 1922