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

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Adams Fork Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Adams Fork on CR 300
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1986 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1995

Bartlett Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Bartlett Creek on CR 343
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1978; replaced 1997

Batts Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Batts Creek on CR 269
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1915; replaced 1992

Batts Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Batts Creek on CR 259
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1991

Batts Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Batts Creek on CR 257
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1991

Bonne Femme Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Bonne Femme Creek on CR 224
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1996

Bonne Femme Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Bonne Femme Creek on CR 222
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1993

Bonne Femme Creek Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Bonne Femme Creek on CR 201
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1991

Bonne Femme Creek CR 204 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Bonne Femme Creek on CR 204
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1910

Bonne Femme Creek CR 401 Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Bonne Femme Creek on CR 401
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1907 by the Pan-American Bridge Co.

Bonne Femme Creek CR 425 Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Bonne Femme Creek on CR 425
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1997

Bonne Femme Creek Katy Trail Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail just east of New Franklin
Open to pedestrians
Built 1897

Boonslick Bridge
Steel stringer bridge over Missouri River, Union Pacific Railroad formerly Missouri Pacific Railroad on US 40/MO 5/M0 87 in Boonville
Open to traffic
Open 1995, replacing Boonville Bridge

Boonville Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 40, MO 5, and MO 87 at Boonville
Replaced by Boonslick Bridge
Opened to traffic July 4, 1924; replaced 1995

Boonville Railroad Bridge
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the abandoned MKT Railroad in Boonville
Railroad line discontinued
Built 1932, replacing an earlier bridge built in 1874. Abandoned in 1986.

Business 240 Overpass over Kansas City Southern Railroad
Concrete tee beam bridge over Kcs Rr on Bu 240
Open to traffic
Built 1934

Doxies Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Doxies Creek on CR 239
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1904; replaced 1994

Drake Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on CR 436
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1899 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1998

East Fork Sulphur Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over East Fork Sulphur Creek on CR 324
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1992

East Fork Sulphur Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over East Fork Sulphur Creek on CR 309
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1999

First Boonville Railroad Bridge
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1873-74 by the American Bridge Co. under W.G. Coolidge. Opened to railroad traffic Jan. 10, 1874. Rehabilitated 1883-84 by Kellogg and Maurice, of Athens, Pennsylvania. Replaced by the second Boonvill

Glasgow Bridge
Lost five-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River on MO 240 at Glasgow
Currently undergoing demolition with the first three spans imploded September 12, 2008
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1986; closed to traffic on August 4, 2008, for replacement of the superstructure

Glasgow Railroad Bridge
Four-span through truss railroad bridge over the Missouri River on the Gateway Western Railroad at Glasgow
Open to traffic
Originally built 1878-79 by Gen. William Sooy Smith as a five-span Whipple through truss and described as the world's first all-steel bridge. Replaced by a new bridge in 1900 reusing some of the substructure, but with Parker truss spans

Goose Creek CR 323 Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Goose Creek on CR 323
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1910 by the Pan-American Bridge Co.; replaced 2004

Howard County Road 109 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Lick Fork Creek on CR 109 off MO 124
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1930

Howard County Road 110 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on CR 110
Open to traffic

Moniteau Creek Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on CR 406
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1992

Moniteau Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on CR 436
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1998

Moniteau Creek Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on CR 433
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1991

Moniteau Creek CR 126 Bridge
Bedstead pony truss bridge over a branch of Moniteau Creek on CR 110
Open to traffic
Built 1913 by the Pan-American Bridge Co.

Moniteau Creek CR 136 Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on CR 136 southeast of Higbee
No longer exists
Built ca. 1920; replaced 2001

Moniteau Creek CR 138 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on CR 138
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1910

Moniteau Creek Katy Trail Bridge
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over Moniteau Creek on the Katy Trail just outside of Rocheport
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Built during the 1940's after a train derailment destroyed the original Parker through truss bridge

New Franklin Viaduct
Massive concrete deck girder bridge over Katy Trail and city streets on MO 5 in New Franklin
Open to traffic
Built 1939-40

Prairie Fork CR 429 Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Prairie Fork Creek on CR 429
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1900 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1998

Prairie Fork CR 431 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Prairie Fork Creek on CR 431
Open to traffic
Built 1909 by the Pan-American Bridge Co.

Rocheport Tunnel
Railroad tunnel on the Katy Trail just west of Rocheport in Rocheport
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Built 1893

Salt Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Salt Creek on CR 455
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1910; replaced 1992

Salt Creek CR 319 Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Salt Creek on CR 319
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1994

Salt Creek Katy Trail Bridge
Wooden trestle over Salt Creek on the Katy Trail next to US 40
Open to pedestrians

Salt Creek US 40 Bridge
Deck plate girder bridge over Salt Creek and the Katy Trail on US 40
Open to traffic
Built 1941

Second Boonville Railroad Bridge
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1894-96, replacing the first Boonville bridge, but reusing the substructure. Replaced by the third and current Boonville bridge in 1932 on a slightly different

Sulphur Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Sulphur Creek on CR 342
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1991

Sulphur Creek CR 345 Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Sulphur Creek on CR 345
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1940; replaced 1994

Woods Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Bonne Femme Creek on CR 228
Open to traffic
Built 1913 by the Massillon Bridge Co.