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Crawford Creek Bridge

Cass County, Missouri

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Remains of concrete abutment

Opposite side has no remains visible in heavy undergrowth. There is a pile of concrete rubble and tree limbs in the location.

Photo taken by Clark Vance in August 2011

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BH Photo #207939

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Description 

As of August 2011 the bridge is gone and a ford is downstream. The east bank has a pile of tree limbs and concrete rubble, the west bank has the concrete abutment, heavily overgrown.

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Crawford Creek on E. 227th Street
Location
Cass County, Missouri
Status
Lost
History
Built 1910 by the Canton Bridge Co.
Builder
- Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Pin-connected, 4-panel Pratt half-hip pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 59.1 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.70050, -94.14920   (decimal degrees)
38°42'02" N, 94°08'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/400069/4284168 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
East Lynne
Land survey
T. 45 N., R. 29 W., Sec. 17
Inventory numbers
MO 019-165000.0 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 43237 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1910 (1,162)
Built during 1910s (9,647)
Canton Bridge Co. (193)
Cass County, Missouri (128)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (503)
Lost (24,771)
Missouri (6,306)
 Pony truss (16,189)
Pratt pony truss (3,641)
Pratt truss (9,310)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,077)
Structurally deficient (14,183)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,300)
Truss (32,817)

Update Log 

  • August 7, 2011: Updated by Clark Vance: Changed to lost
  • August 15, 2009: Added by James Baughn

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