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Howard Ford Bridge

Christian County, Missouri
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View Showing Truss And Approach, Looking North

Photos taken April 1989 by Gerald Averett

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

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Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss over James River on Blue Springs Road (CR 143) northwest of Nixa in Springfield
Location
Springfield, Christian County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by new concrete bridge
History
Built 1920-21 by the Pioneer Construction Co. of Kansas City; replaced 1990
Builder
- Pioneer Construction Co.
Design
Pin-connected, 9-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 157.0 ft.
Total length: 337.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.09189, -93.35707   (decimal degrees)
37°05'31" N, 93°21'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/468267/4105125 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 28 N., R. 22 W., Sec. 32
USGS topographic map
Nixa
Inventory number
BH 21248 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

9-panel truss (106)
A-frame portal (246)
Built 1920 (700)
Built during 1920s (7,046)
Christian County, Missouri (14)
HAER documented (784)
James River (Missouri) (6)
Lost (10,484)
Lost 1990 (69)
Lost during 1990s (3,227)
Missouri (4,533)
 Pin-connected (1,568)
Pioneer Construction Co. (26)
Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,687)
Replaced by new bridge (7,210)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,966)
Springfield, Missouri (37)
Through truss (9,250)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,381)
Truss (23,609)
Wooden deck (5,416)

Update Log 

  • September 14, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

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