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Polo Bridge

Caldwell County, Missouri

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken March 2007 by James Baughn

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BH Photo #104178

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Relocated bowstring truss bridge in a park in Polo
Location
Caldwell County, Missouri
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Future prospects
Preserved as part of a city park
History
Originally built 1875 over Otter Creek south of Harrison; relocated in Jan. 2002
Builder
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works of Leavenworth, Kansas [also known as Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.]
Design
Wrought iron, 10-panel bowstring through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 120.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Otter Creek Bridge (original name)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.54513, -94.03509   (decimal degrees)
39°32'42" N, 94°02'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/411060/4377784 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Polo
Land survey
T. 55 N., R. 28 W., Sec. 27
Inventory numbers
MO 013-303000.4 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 21009 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,060)
Bowstring through truss (349)
Bowstring truss (693)
Built 1875 (131)
Built during 1870s (1,400)
Caldwell County, Missouri (85)
Missouri (6,570)
Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. (132)
Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works (33)
NR-eligible (4,125)
 Open to pedestrians (4,630)
Pin-connected (5,037)
Preserved (1,235)
Relocated (1,056)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,618)
Through truss (17,848)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,512)
Truss (36,746)
Wrought Iron (426)

Update Log 

  • December 28, 2021: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • July 4, 2020: New photos from Neil Krout
  • April 2, 2007: Posted new photos

Sources 

  • Neil Krout - kickinpony [dot] 66 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Comments 

Polo Bridge
Posted April 5, 2007, by Anonymous

It's a beautiful thing to see this bridge saved. It kind of restores my faith in people that they would be thoughtful enough to save this piece of history. Same thing was done with the 135th street bridge in Romeoville, Illinois.