Papinville Bridge

Photos

Overview

Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds

BH Photo #103607

Overview: Through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River just west of Papinville
Location: Bates County, Missouri
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Future prospects: Preserved by the Papinville Historical and Cemetery Association
History: Built 1884 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1996
Builder: - Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co. of Kansas City, Missouri
Design: Main span: Wrought iron, pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Approaches: Two riveted Warren pony trusses
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 116.0 ft.
Total length: 234.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 2002
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.06816, -94.23190 (decimal degrees)
38°04'05" N, 94°13'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/391940/4214094 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Papinville
Land survey: T. 38 N., R. 30 W., Sec. 16
Inventory numbers: NRHP 02001192 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
MO 007-648000.3 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 20840 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Papinville Bridge

Posted June 18, 2007, by D. Jett (comeonlester [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge has now been replaced by a LARGE concrete bridge. Anyone with pictures should post!