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Overview |
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Side view from east |
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Close-up of main span |
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South approach |
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Oblique view in summer |
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Side view from new bridge |
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Barrel shot in summer |
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North portal |
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Behind north portal |
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Close-up of north truss |
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Deck view of main span |
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Behind south portal |
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South portal |
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Deck of south approach |
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Old pavement leading south |
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Looking upstream |
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Skewed upper chord hip joint |
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Underneath main span |
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North abutment |
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Lower joint |
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned two-span through truss bridge over Black River near Hendrickson
- Location
- Butler County, Missouri
- Status
- Abandoned and overgrown with kudzu, but reachable on foot
- History
- Built 1933-34 as part of a realignment of US 67. Closed in 1965 when a section collapsed after being hit by a truck; was reopened in 29 days. Replacement bridge built 1976.
- Builder
- - Service Construction Co. (Contractor)
- Design
- North span: Riveted, skewed, 9-panel Parker through truss, length 162 feet
Main span: Riveted, skewed, 11-panel Parker through truss, length 202 feet
Original south span: Riveted, skewed, 9-panel Parker through truss, length 162 feet, destroyed in 1965
Current south approach: Four steel stringer spans, total length 162 feet, built 1965
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 202.0 ft.
Total length: 525.8 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +36.90476, -90.47921 (decimal degrees)
36°54'17" N, 90°28'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/724590/4087275 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 26 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 13
- USGS topographic map
- Hendrickson
- Inventory number
- BH 20956 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Complete History of Butler County - Pages 214 and 217
- Missouri Historic Bridge Inventory
Comments
Hendrickson Bridge
Seems to still be in fair condition, why did they close it?
Hendrickson Bridge
i heard ppl get arrested for being on this bridge althought their arent any signs telling u to stay off of it lots of brush and bees and such to get to it, but if u make it, its pretty cool, a 4 wheeler would be good