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

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Curtis Road Bridge
Pony truss bridge over East Fork Sni-A-Bar Creek on Curtis Road
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1930

Davis Creek Route H Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Davis Creek on Route H
No longer exists
Built 1947; replaced 2002

Gillepie Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Sni-A-Bar Creek on Gillepie Road
No longer exists
Built ca. 1930; replaced 2002

Graham Branch Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Graham Branch on MO 224 in Lexington
Open to traffic
Built 1911

Horseshoe Creek Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Horseshoe Creek on Old US 40, west of Bates City
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1922; made obsolete by new bridge in 1951; replaced Summer 2006

Ike Skelton Bridge
Bridge over Missouri River, Union Pacific Railroad formerly Missouri Pacific Railroad on MO 13
Open to traffic
Built 2005

Kite Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over East Fork Sni-A-Bar Creek on Kite Road
No longer exists
Built 1915; replaced 2002

Lexington Bridge
Lost seven-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River on MO 13 at Lexington
Replaced by modern bridge on new bypass alignment
Opened to traffic Oct. 31, 1924; replacement bridge opened June 25, 2005

Little Horseshoe Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Horseshoe Creek on Old US 40
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1922; replaced ca. 2005

Little Sni-A-Bar Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Little Sni-A-Bar on MO 224 (Old US 24)
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1925

Little Tabo Creek MO 213 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Little Tabo Creek on MO 213
Open to traffic
Built 1956

Long Grove Road Bridge
Lost Pony truss bridge over Tabo Creek on Long Grove Road
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1970

Sni-A-Bar Creek Bridge
Through truss bridge over Sni-A-Bar Creek on MO 224 (Old US 24) at Wellington
Open to traffic
Built 1929

Sni-A-Bar Creek Route D Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Sni-A-Bar Creek on Route D
Open to traffic
Built 1934

Tabo Covered Bridge
Lost covered bridge over Tabo Creek on the Santa Fe Trail (now US 24), west of Dover
No longer exists
Washed away in 1928

Waverly Bridge
Lost five-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 24/65 at Waverly
No longer exists
Built 1922; replacement bridge opened Aug. 25, 2004; demolished Spring 2005

Wellington Covered Bridge
Lost two-span covered bridge over Sni-A-Bar Creek at Wellington
No longer exists

Wellington Railroad Bridge
Deck plate girder bridge over Sni-A-Bar Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad at Wellington
Open to traffic
Current bridge replaced an earlier deck truss bridge