Wappapello Bridge

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View from a distance Photo taken by James Baughn

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View from northwest Photo taken by James Baughn

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View from southwest Photo taken by James Baughn

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View from northeast Photo taken by James Baughn

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North portal Photo taken by James Baughn

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South portal Photo taken by James Baughn

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Standing on bridge Photo taken by James Baughn

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Close-up of deck Photo taken by James Baughn

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Behind north portal Photo taken by James Baughn

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Middle joint Photo taken by James Baughn

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Upper chord hip joint Photo taken by James Baughn

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Underneath Photo taken by James Baughn

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Close-up of underside Photo taken by James Baughn

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North portal from side Photo taken by James Baughn

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North approach Photo taken by James Baughn

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North abutment Photo taken by James Baughn

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Piers from below Photo taken by James Baughn

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Lower joint Photo taken by James Baughn

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Builder's plaque 1911 Built by Stupp Bro's Bridge & Iron Company St Louis Mo Photo taken by James Baughn

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"Class B" marker Photo taken by James Baughn

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"Lackawanna" steel imprint Photo taken by James Baughn

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Plaque mounted on new bridge Photo taken by James Baughn in November 2008 View high-res version

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Remaining girders Photo taken by James Baughn in November 2008 View high-res version

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Ugly replacement bridge Photo taken by James Baughn in November 2008 View high-res version

Map 

Diagram 

Facts 

Overview

Lost through truss bridge over St. Francis River downstream from Wappapello Dam on CR 517

Location

Wayne County, Missouri

Status

No longer exists

History

Built 1911 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 2008

Builder

- Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri

Design

Pin-connected, 10-panel Pennsylvania through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 209.9 ft.
Total length: 242.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.5 ft.

Also called

Davis Camp Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+36.92824, -90.26486   (decimal degrees)
36°55'42" N, 90°15'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/743616/4090406 (zone/easting/northing)

Land survey

T. 26 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 2

USGS topographic map

Wappapello

Inventory numbers

MO 111-069000.5 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 14495 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22814 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 01/2007)

Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.2 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2007)

100

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Update Log 

• December 17, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
• August 14, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: updated status on bridge
• March 23, 2005: Posted new photos

Sources 

• Kim Harvey
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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