Historic Bridges
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Castor River MO 72 Bridge
Madison County
,
Missouri
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Overview
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Castor River and single pony truss over Cape Creek on MO 72 between Fredericktown and Patton
Location
Madison County
,
Missouri
Status
Two spans removed in Summer 2007
History
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1933
Design
Castor River spans: Three 5-panel Pratt through trusses
Cape Creek span: One 7-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 307.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.52850, -90.16957
(decimal degrees)
37°31'43" N, 90°10'10" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 33 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 28
Inventory number
BH 21964
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
5-panel truss
(97)
Built 1923
(282)
Built during 1920s
(4,045)
Castor River (Missouri)
(6)
Lost
(602)
MO 72
(10)
Madison County, Missouri
(20)
Missouri
(2,371)
Owned by state
(6,562)
Pratt truss
(1,443)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,271)
Through truss
(5,274)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,105)
Truss
(15,821)
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