Photos
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View Of Bridge, Looking Northeast From The South Approach Photos taken 1988 by James Roach Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Through Truss Superstructure, Looking Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Bridge, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Showing Connections Of Lower Members Of The Superstructure, Looking Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Showing The Southeast Side Of The Bridge, Looking West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Bridge Approach, Looking Southwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Northeast Corner Of Bridge, Looking West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Showing The North End Of The Bridge, Looking East. Note The Piers Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Showing Middle Of Span, Looking Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Showing South End Of Bridge, Looking Southeast. Note The Replacement Wing Wall Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Close-Up View Of South End Of Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Close-Up View Showing Connection Of End Vertical Member Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Old abutment This photo from April 2005 shows the scene today, with the north abutment still in place Photo taken by James Baughn |
Facts
- Overview
- Lost through truss over Big Berger Creek on Route B at Etlah
- Location
- Franklin County, Missouri
- Status
- Demolished 1988 after the construction of a new concrete bridge
- History
- Built 1894 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced by a new bridge in 1988
- Builder
- - Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri
- Design
- Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 128.0 ft.
Total length: 164.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.63982, -91.27582 (decimal degrees)
38°38'23" N, 91°16'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/650058/4278217 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 45 N., R. 3 W., Sec. 20
- USGS topographic map
- Berger
- Inventory numbers
- MoDOT W-179 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 21486 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- HAER MO-39 - Big Berger Creek Bridge
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com