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Historic postcard |
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned Frisco Railroad bridge over Black River in Poplar Bluff, several blocks northeast of the courthouse
- Location
- Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri
- Status
- Abandoned with deck and approaches removed
- History
- Built 1901, abandoned 1967. Was temporarily converted for vehicular use in 1968 to alleviate traffic problems
- Design
- Skewed, pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +36.76129, -90.38631 (decimal degrees)
36°45'41" N, 90°23'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/733304/4071577 (zone/easting/northing)
- Elevation
- 334 ft. above sea level
- Inventory number
- BH 20966 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 15, 2009: Updated by Harvey Henkelmann
- March 14, 2009: Updated by Curtis Lee: added coordinates and elevation
Sources
- Craig Meador - cmeador [at] semo [dot] net
- Complete History of Butler County - Pages 198 and 217
- Curtis Lee - clee47ford [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Harvey Henkelmann - harveyhenkelmann [at] earthlink [dot] net