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Postcard: Old and older

This postcard shows the first and second Doniphan bridges standing side by side
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Postcard: Portal view

Facts 

Overview
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Current River at Doniphan
Location
Ripley County, Missouri
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1898 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. for $7870; replaced 1928 by a new truss bridge
Builder
- St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri
Design
Two pin-connected, 12-panel Camelback Pratt through trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 225.0 ft.
Total length: 1,647.0 ft.
USGS topographic map
Doniphan South
Inventory number
BH 22455 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

12-panel truss (12)
19th Century (1,720)
Built 1898 (76)
Built during 1890s (649)
Camelback truss (64)
Current River (Missouri) (4)
HAER documented (284)
Lost (546)
Missouri (2,355)
Pin-connected (417)
Replaced by new bridge (453)
Ripley County, Missouri (16)
Span length 175-250 feet (990)
St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. (4)
Through truss (5,206)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (696)
Truss (15,740)

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