Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Gans Creek Bridge

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Deck view

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Close-up of truss

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Old south abutment

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Underneath

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Vertical endpost

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Behind the joint

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Facts

Overview: Bedstead pony truss bridge over Gans Creek just off MO 163 in Rock Bridge State Park
Location: Boone County, Missouri
Status: Retrofitted for pedestrian use only
Design: Pin-connected, 4-panel Pratt bedstead pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.87538, -92.32433 (decimal degrees)
38°52'31" N, 92°19'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 47 N., R. 12 W., Sec. 7
Inventory number: BH 20901 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Gans Creek Bridge

Posted September 22, 2006, by Nathan Holth

Do people who restore truss bridges make a point of hiding the very bridge they are restoring? Is there actually a truss bridge behind the wooden fort there?!