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Fisk Bridge

Butler County, Missouri, and Stoddard County, Missouri
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Overview of modern bridge

Photo taken by James Baughn

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Facts 

Overview
Lost skewed through truss bridge over St. Francis River on MO 51 (Old US 60) at Fisk
Location
Butler County, Missouri, and Stoddard County, Missouri
Status
Main truss span replaced, but original approaches and piers remain
History
Built 1929; main span collapsed Dec. 1975; replaced and reopened Mar. 1976
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 331.0 ft.
Deck width: 21.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.78093, -90.20149   (decimal degrees)
36°46'51" N, 90°12'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/749740/4074223 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 25 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 28
USGS topographic map
Fisk
Inventory number
BH 20951 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1929 (670)
Built during 1920s (7,031)
Butler County, Missouri (44)
Lost 1975 (12)
Lost during 1970s (132)
Missouri (4,521)
Owned by state (9,805)
Pratt through truss (3,162)
 Pratt truss (5,654)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,950)
St. Francis River (25)
Stoddard County, Missouri (57)
Through truss (9,202)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,367)
Truss (23,562)
US 60 (62)

Sources 

  • Complete History of Butler County - Pages 187, 198, 207, and 214

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