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Flat River Bridge

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Historic postcard

Images submitted by Bettye Warner
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Looking west at both spans

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Side View from Farmers Market Parking Lot

Photo taken by John Christeson in December 2009

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Looking East

Photo taken by John Christeson in December 2009

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Facts 

Overview
Lost two-span pony truss bridge over Flat River on Main Street (now MO 32) in Flat River (now Park Hills)
Location
Park Hills, St. Francois County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a new bridge in 1928
Design
Pratt pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.84937, -90.51718   (decimal degrees)
37°50'58" N, 90°31'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/718446/4192007 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 36 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 7
USGS topographic map
Flat River
Inventory number
BH 22604 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Lost (9,250)
Missouri (4,413)
Park Hills, Missouri (3)
Pony truss (12,896)
Pratt pony truss (2,202)
Pratt truss (5,217)
Replaced by new bridge (6,395)
St. Francois County, Missouri (67)
Truss (22,513)

Update Log 

  • November 21, 2005: Posted postcard from Bettye Warner

Sources 

  • Bettye Warner - bkwofc [at] i1 [dot] net
  • John Christeson - panamakid_69 [at] yahoo [dot] com