Historic Bridges
of the United States
Wilson Hollow Bridge
Jefferson County
,
Missouri
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Photo
HAER photo
This photo from the Historic American Engineering Record shows the bridge from the side, looking to the east [HAER photo taken May 1992 by Lloyd Grotjan]
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TopoZone
Terraserver USA
Facts
Overview
Lost through truss over Big River south of Vineland on Wilson Hollow Road
Location
Jefferson County
,
Missouri
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1905 by the Joliet Bridge & Iron Co. of Joliet, Illinois. Demolished in the 1990's and never replaced
Builder
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Joliet Bridge & Iron Co.
of Joliet, Illinois
Design
Pin-connected, 10-panel Parker through truss with a wooden deck overlaid with asphalt
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 190.9 ft.
Total length: 289.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.07574, -90.62727
(decimal degrees)
38°04'33" N, 90°37'38" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 39 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 30
Inventory number
BH 21774
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
10-panel truss
(47)
Big River (Missouri)
(7)
Built 1905
(325)
Built during 1900s
(2,334)
HAER documented
(284)
Jefferson County, Missouri
(32)
Joliet Bridge & Iron Co.
(6)
Lost
(548)
Missouri
(2,355)
Parker truss
(412)
Pin-connected
(417)
Replaced by new bridge
(454)
Span length 175-250 feet
(990)
Through truss
(5,209)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,091)
Truss
(15,743)
Sources
HAER MO-72
- Wilson Hollow Road Bridge
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