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Saxton Ford Bridge

Buchanan County, Missouri
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Photos 

View Of East Portal And Approach, Looking West

Photo taken March 1989 by Phillip Geller for the Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Platte River on Saxton-Easton Road
Location
Buchanan County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a modern bridge
History
Built 1925 by the Witham Construction Co.; replaced 1989
Builder
- Witham Construction Co.
Design
Riveted, 8-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 152.0 ft.
Total length: 252.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.71880, -94.70231   (decimal degrees)
39°43'08" N, 94°42'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/354093/4397932 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 57 N., R. 34 W., Sec. 34
USGS topographic map
Agency
Inventory number
BH 20932 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

8-panel truss (243)
Buchanan County, Missouri (53)
Built 1925 (949)
Built during 1920s (7,048)
HAER documented (784)
Lost (10,497)
Lost 1989 (75)
Lost during 1980s (440)
Missouri (4,536)
Parker through truss (954)
 Parker truss (1,273)
Platte River (Iowa-Missouri) (15)
Replaced by new bridge (7,222)
Riveted (1,019)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,966)
Through truss (9,256)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,383)
Truss (23,618)
Witham Construction Co. (1)
Wooden deck (5,415)

Update Log 

  • September 13, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
  • January 31, 2005: Posted new photos

Sources 

  • HAER MO-61 - Saxton Ford Bridge
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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