Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Vole Drive Bridge

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HAER photo: Side view

These photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge before it was replaced [HAER photos taken September 1991 by David Summerlin]

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HAER photo: Portal view

Map

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Facts

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Clear Creek on Vole Drive (CR 312) east of Ritchie
Location: Newton County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a modern stringer bridge
History: Originally built 1886 at Redings Mill by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co., then relocated here in 1932. Replaced by a new bridge in 1993.
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 120.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.93815, -94.13064 (decimal degrees)
36°56'17" N, 94°07'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 26 N., R. 29 W., Sec. 29
USGS topographic map: Newtonia
Inventory number: BH 22181 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Sources

HAER MO-69 - Clear Creek Bridge

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