St. Francis River

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Black Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built 1916; replaced after 1955
Lost through truss bridge over St. Francis River (now Lake Wappapello) east of Patterson on MO 34
Replaced by steel stringer bridge

Chaonia Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built 1905-06 by the Vincennes Bridge Co. for a cost of $2,849
Lost through truss bridge over St. Francis River (now Lake Wappapello) near Chaonia Landing
Destroyed during the creation of Lake Wappapello

Cody Bridge (Lee County, Arkansas)
Lost vertical-lift through truss bridge over St. Francis River on US 79 at Cody, northeast of Marianna
Replaced by a new bridge in 1984

Dug Hill Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)
Built in 1931; last painted May 14, 1971.
Through truss bridge over St. Francis River on Route C in Madison County
Open to one-lane traffic on a paved road

Fisk Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Built 1929; main span collapsed Dec. 1975; replaced and reopened Mar. 1976
Lost skewed through truss bridge over St. Francis River on MO 51 (Old US 60) at Fisk
Main truss span replaced, but original approaches and piers remain

Fisk Railroad Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
The first railroad bridge at Fisk was a through truss with a center pivot span to allow boats to travel up St. Francis River. At some point this bridge was replaced with a pony plate girder span.
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over St. Francis River at Fisk
Open to railroad traffic

Glennonville Bridge (Dunklin County, Missouri)
Built 1922-23 by M.E. Gillioz; substructure reconstructed in 1939
Through truss bridge over St. Francis River on MO 53 near Glennonville
Open to two-lane traffic

Greenville Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built 1941; Replaced 2011
Through truss bridge over St. Francis River (Lake Wappapello) on US 67 at Old Greenville
Removed and replaced

Greenville Railroad Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
This was a pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Lost through truss railroad bridge at Old Greenville over St. Francis River
No longer exists

Indian Ford Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Formerly a bridge on the Frisco Hoxie Branch railroad built in 1926(?) and later retrofitted for vehicle use when the line was discontinued in 1967
Through truss bridge over St. Francis River between Puxico and Rombauer on Stoddard CR 499
Open to small vehical traffic

Kime Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Abandoned after the creation of Lake Wappapello in 1941 (or before)
Lost bridge over St. Francis River (now Lake Wappapello) near the historic townsite of Kime, just north of Holliday Landing
Two sets of piers remain standing

Lake City Bridge (Craighead County, Arkansas)
Built 1934 by the Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana. Replaced by a four-lane bridge in 1998.
Abandoned vertical-lift bridge over St. Francis River on AR 18 at Lake City
Bridge demolished except for the main lift span, which has been relocated slightly and preserved

Madison Bridge (St. Francis County, Arkansas)
Built 1933 by the Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee
Through truss bridge with center swing span over St. Francis River on US 70 near Madison
Open to traffic

Parkin Bridge (Cross County, Arkansas)
Lost swing through truss bridge over St. Francis River on US 64 at Parkin
Replaced by a new bridge in 1954

Parkin Railroad Bridge (Cross County, Arkansas)
Built 1952
Plate girder bridge over St. Francis River and CR 69 on the Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Roselle Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)
Lost bridge over St. Francis River on MO 72 between Roselle and Oak Grove, west of Fredericktown
Replaced by a new bridge in 1987; old approaches remain on north side of new bridge

St. Francis River Bridge (Clay County, Arkansas)
Built 1930-31; Replaced 1964
Lost Pony truss bridge over St. Francis River on AR 1 & Mo BB
Replaced by new bridge

St. Francis River Bridge (Clay County, Arkansas)
Built 1964
Steel stringer bridge over St. Francis River on AR 1 & MO Rt BB
Open to traffic

St. Francis River Bridge (Clay County, Arkansas)
Built 1953
Steel stringer bridge over St. Francis River on US 62
Open to traffic

St. Francis River Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 2004
Steel stringer bridge over St. Francis River on Loughboro Road
Open to traffic

St. Francis River MO 221 Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built 1948
Concrete tee beam bridge over St. Francis River on MO 221 (formerly Route W)
Open to traffic

St. Francis River Route E Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)
Built 1936
Two-span through truss bridge over St. Francis River on Route E
Open to two-lane traffic

St. Francis River Route N Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Concrete bridge over St. Francis River on Route N
Open to traffic

Upper Greenville Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Lost through truss bridge over St. Francis River at Greenville on the road to Patterson
Removed

Wappapello Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Built 1911 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 2008
Lost through truss bridge over St. Francis River downstream from Wappapello Dam on CR 517
No longer exists