Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Trickum Road Bridge

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HAER photo

This photo from the Historic American Engineering Record shows the bridge before it was replaced [HAER photo taken June 1990 by Ed Brummet]

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Overview: Lost through truss over Heaths Creek on Trickum Road just west of the intersection between US 65 and Route BB
Location: Pettis County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a concrete bridge
History: Built 1884-85 by the King Bridge Co. on the county seat road between Sedalia and Marshall. Relocated ca. 1920 a short distance to the southwest. Replaced by a new concrete bridge in 1991
Builder: - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design: Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 80.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.90410, -93.21505 (decimal degrees)
38°54'15" N, 93°12'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 48 N., R. 21 W., Sec. 27
Inventory number: BH 22303 (Bridgehunter.com ID)