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Hargrove Bridge

Butler County, Missouri

Photos 

Overview of north side

Photo taken by James Baughn

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BH Photo #103986

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Swing bridge with two pony trusses over Black River on CR 658
Location
Butler County, Missouri
Status
Open to one-lane traffic on a gravel road with an 8 ton weight limit
Future prospects
Preserved
History
Completed Nov. 15, 1917, by Miller and Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis. Closed in 1992 due to flood damage. Rehabilitated and reopened July 2, 1999.
Builder
- Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis, Missouri
Design
Swing Miller & Borcherding pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 219.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1985
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.64689, -90.30038   (decimal degrees)
36°38'49" N, 90°18'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/741333/4059097 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hanleyville
Land survey
T. 23 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 9
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
30
Inventory numbers
NRHP 85003234 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
MONBI 17648 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 20954 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 44.7 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Black River (Missouri-Arkansas) (16)
Built 1917 (665)
Built during 1910s (9,975)
Butler County, Missouri (55)
Curved (490)
Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders (29)
Miller & Borcherding pony truss (16)
Missouri (6,563)
Movable (3,117)
NR-listed (3,014)
One-lane traffic (7,840)
 Open (40,970)
Owned by county (21,616)
Pony truss (17,023)
Preserved (1,229)
Riveted (2,518)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,229)
Swing (1,563)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,481)
Truss (35,523)
Wooden deck (6,163)

Update Log 

  • January 5, 2020: New photos from John Christeson

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Hargrove Bridge
Posted January 6, 2021, by Jason Smith (flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com)

Following up on the first Pic of the Week honoring James Baughn, here's an article on two truss designs that feature an A-frame in the center panel, but were built using recycled materials. Have a look at the Lane and Miller-Borcherding Trusses: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/2021/01/06/tru... Enjoy! :-)