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Bonanza Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken March 2007 by James Baughn

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Facts 

Overview
Whipple through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Bonanza Road
Location
Caldwell County, Missouri
Status
Relocated to a field next to the original site
Future prospects
Preserved
History
Built 1883; replaced and relocated in 1994-95
Design
Wrought iron, pin-connected, 11-panel Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 187.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.3 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.64272, -93.97257   (decimal degrees)
39°38'34" N, 93°58'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/416549/4388555 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 56 N., R. 27 W., Sec. 19
USGS topographic map
Hamilton East
Inventory numbers
MO 013-324001.9 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 20974 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Built 1883 (84)
Built during 1880s (1,045)
Caldwell County, Missouri (80)
Closed (2,075)
HAER documented (782)
Missouri (4,527)
NR-eligible (3,750)
Pin-connected (1,521)
Preserved (652)
Relocated (365)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,790)
Truss (23,574)
Whipple truss (155)
Wrought iron (225)

Update Log 

  • September 23, 2011: Updated by Tony Dillon: Fixed GPS coordinates
  • November 26, 2010: New photo from James Baughn
  • April 2, 2007: Posted modern-day photos

Sources 

  • HAER MO-73 - Bonanza Bridge
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com