Historic Bridges
of the United States
Howard Ford Bridge
Christian County
,
Missouri
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Photo
HAER photo
This photo from the Historic American Engineering Record shows the bridge while it was still in use [HAER photo taken April 1989 by Gerald Averett]
Map
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TopoZone
Terraserver USA
Facts
Overview
Lost through truss over James River on Blue Springs Road (CR 143) northwest of Nixa in Springfield
Location
Springfield
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Christian County
,
Missouri
Status
Replaced by new concrete bridge
History
Built 1920-21 by the Pioneer Construction Co. of Kansas City; replaced 1990
Builder
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Pioneer Construction Co.
of Kansas City, Missouri
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")
Land survey
T. 28 N., R. 22 W., Sec. 32
Inventory number
BH 21248
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
9-panel truss
(41)
Built 1920
(515)
Built during 1920s
(4,005)
Christian County, Missouri
(9)
HAER documented
(282)
James River (Missouri)
(4)
Lost
(494)
Missouri
(2,325)
Pin-connected
(413)
Pioneer Construction Co.
(7)
Pratt truss
(1,381)
Replaced by new bridge
(419)
Span length 125-175 feet
(1,981)
Springfield, Missouri
(6)
Through truss
(5,175)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,074)
Truss
(15,706)
Wooden deck
(5,164)
Sources
HAER MO-52
- Howard Ford Bridge
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