Morgan Oak Street Overpass

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Overview

Photo taken by James Baughn in November 2008

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Facts 

Overview

Lost concrete arch bridge on Morgan Oak Street over a ditch formerly occupied by the Missouri Pacific Railroad

Location

Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Status

Demolished to make room for a roundabout

History

Built ca. 1904-05 to cross the Cape Girardeau Northern Railroad (later Missouri Pacific); rails removed 1986; demolished Sept. 13, 2010

Railroad

- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)

Design

Closed-spandrel arch

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.29792, -89.52369   (decimal degrees)
37°17'52" N, 89°31'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/276311/4130908 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Cape Girardeau

Inventory number

BH 21113 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• June 30, 2018: New photo from Brian Parkinson
• October 5, 2010: New photo from James Baughn
• September 24, 2010: Updated by James Baughn: Bridge has been demolished
• November 3, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
• Southeast Missourian, April 4, 1975 - Photo shows overpass and car wreck
• Southeast Missourian, July 4, 1976 - News story describes history of local railroads, mentions construction of this bridge
• Brian Parkinson - railstoruin [at] yahoo [dot] com

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