Klondike Road Bridge

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Facts 

Overview

Lost through truss bridge over Big River on Klondike Road northeast of Morse Mill

Location

Jefferson County, Missouri

Status

Replaced by modern bridge

History

Built 1900 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. as a two-span bridge at Times Beach over the Meramec River. One span relocated here in 1933; replaced by a new bridge in 1993

Builder

- St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri

Design

Main span: Pin-connected, 10-panel Camelback Pratt through truss
West approach: 3-panel Pratt pony truss, 50 feet long

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 225.2 ft.
Total length: 275.2 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.29564, -90.63375   (decimal degrees)
38°17'44" N, 90°38'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/706927/4241266 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Cedar Hill

Inventory number

BH 21762 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 13, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

• HAER MO-71 - Klondike Road Bridge
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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