Historic Bridges
of the United States
Santa Fe Truss Bridge
Monroe County
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Missouri
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HAER photo: Overview
These photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge before it was replaced [HAER photos taken November 1991 by Clayton B. Fraser]
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HAER photo: South portal
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Facts
Overview
Lost wrought-iron through truss bridge over South Fork Salt River on CR 645 just south of Santa Fe
Location
Monroe County
,
Missouri
Status
Replaced by a modern bridge
History
Built 1888 as a two-span bridge near Florida by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.; relocated here in 1932; replaced 1992
Builder
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St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.
of St. Louis, Missouri
Design
Main span: Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 136.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.36625, -91.81936
(decimal degrees)
39°21'58" N, 91°49'10" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 53 N., R. 8 W., Sec. 20
USGS topographic map
Santa Fe
Inventory number
BH 22130
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,760)
7-panel truss
(92)
Built 1888
(47)
Built during 1880s
(491)
HAER documented
(293)
Lost
(602)
Missouri
(2,371)
Monroe County, Missouri
(48)
Owned by county
(14,182)
Pin-connected
(441)
Pratt truss
(1,443)
Relocated
(122)
Replaced by new bridge
(486)
Span length 125-175 feet
(1,999)
St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.
(4)
Through truss
(5,274)
Truss
(15,821)
Wooden deck
(5,159)
Wrought iron
(8)
Update Log
February 11, 2005: Posted new photos
Sources
HAER MO-68
- Santa Fe Bridge
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