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Overview looking northeast

Photos taken April 2005 by David Backlin
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Overview looking southeast

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Single arch

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Looking north

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Looking south

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South end

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Plaque

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Closed three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Shoal Creek on MO 86 south of Joplin in Joplin
Location
Newton County, Missouri
Status
Bypassed by new bridge; open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1930 by contractor M.E. Gillioz
Builder
- M.E. Gillioz of Monett, Missouri
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 95.1 ft.
Total length: 416.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.02015, -94.51290   (decimal degrees)
37°01'13" N, 94°30'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/365419/4098177 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 27 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 35
USGS topographic map
Joplin West
Inventory numbers
MONBI 5360 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22175 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • April 21, 2005: Posted photos by David Backlin

Sources 

  • David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net