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West side Photos taken Jan. 2007 by Greg Hall |
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East side |
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Deck view looking north |
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Deck view looking south |
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North end |
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North stairway |
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South end |
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Rail yard as seen from the bridge |
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Plaque Built by American Bridge Company 1902 |
Facts
- Overview
- Cantilevered through truss pedestrian bridge over railroad in downtown Springfield
- Location
- Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Completed Aug. 29, 1902, by the American Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2002
- Builder
- - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Design
- Cantilevered through truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 562.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 2, 2003
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.23065, -93.28875 (decimal degrees)
37°13'50" N, 93°17'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/474386/4120498 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Springfield
- Inventory number
- BH 21534 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Greg Hall - cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com
- Harvey Henkelmann - harveyhenkelmann [at] earthlink [dot] net