Big River

Missouri
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Big River Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Built 1958
Steel stringer bridge over Big River on Route U
Open to traffic

Big River Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Built 1988
Stringer bridge over Big River on Mo 21 S
Open to traffic

Big River Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Built 1968
Steel stringer bridge over Big River on CR 511 in Potosi
Open to traffic

Big River Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Built 1934
Steel stringer bridge over Big River on Route C in Belgrade
Open to traffic

Big River Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1964
Steel stringer bridge over Big River on Route K
Open to traffic

Big River Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1910; rehabilitated 1983
Beam bridge over Big River on Old Bonne Terre Road
Open to traffic

Big River MO 8 Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1960
Lost steel stringer bridge over Big River on MO 8
Replaced by a new bridge

Big River Route Y Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1956; replaced 2000
Lost pony truss bridge over Big River on Route Y
Replaced by new bridge

Blackwell Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1930-31; replaced 2004
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Big River at Blackwell just beyond the end of Route CC
Removed to make way for replacement bridge; east abutment remains

Byrnesville Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1892, probably by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.
Bypassed through truss bridge over Big River at Byrnesville
Open to pedestrians on private property

Cedar Hill Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1907; replaced 1983
Lost bridge over Big River on Cedar Hill Road (probably old MO 30) at Cedar Hill
Replaced by a modern bridge

Desloge Railroad Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Pratt deck truss bridge over Big River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Frumet Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Made obsolete by a new bridge on Route H in 1962 or earlier
Abandoned through truss bridge over Big River west of Frumet, visible from Route H
Abandoned with deck missing

Highley Heights Railroad Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Pratt deck truss bridge over Big River on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Huntsford Road Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Lost Bridge over Big River on Huntsford Road/Cemetery Road
Lost

Irondale Railroad Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Deck truss bridge over Big River on the Iron Mountain Railroad (now UPRR) north of Irondale
Open to railroad traffic

Klondike Road Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1900 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. as a two-span bridge at Times Beach over the Meramec River. One span relocated here in 1933; replaced by a new bridge in 1993
Lost through truss bridge over Big River on Klondike Road northeast of Morse Mill
Replaced by modern bridge

Leadwood Railroad Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Big River somewhere near Leadwood
Lost

Mammoth Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1917; replaced 1984
Lost bridge over Big River on Mammoth Road
No longer exists

Morse Mill Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1886-87 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.
Through truss bridge over Big River at Morse Mill
Open to pedestrians only

North Big River Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1924; made obsolete by new bridge in 1956
Through truss bridge over Big River on Old US 67 (Berry Road) north of Bonne Terre
Closed to traffic

Old Bonne Terre Road Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1910; replaced in 1982
Lost bridge over Big River between Desloge and Bonne Terre on Old Bonne Terre Road
Replaced by a modern bridge

South Big River Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1924; made obsolete by new bridge in 1957
Through truss bridge over Big River on Old US 67 in Desloge
Open to two-lane traffic

Washington State Park Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Built 1885-86 at Lemay Ferry by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.; relocated here in 1917
Closed through truss bridge over Big River just northeast of Washington State Park
Closed to all traffic

Wilson Hollow Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Built 1905-06 by the Joliet Bridge Co.; demolished in the 1990s and never replaced
Lost through truss over Big River south of Vineland on Wilson Hollow Road
Replaced by a new bridge