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Jefferson Street Bridge

Cole County, Missouri

Photos 

General View Of Bridge, Looking From The Northeast

Photos taken August 1987 by Lloyd Grotjan

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #122513

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost stone arch bridge over East Branch Wears Creek on Jefferson Street in downtown Jefferson City
Location
Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a concrete culvert
History
Built 1857 by Dr. William A. Davison; widened in 1964 and 1980; replaced 1988
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 33.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.57431, -92.17610   (decimal degrees)
38°34'28" N, 92°10'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/571769/4269860 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jefferson City
Inventory number
BH 21323 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,803)
Arch (12,942)
Built 1857 (82)
Built during 1850s (684)
Cole County, Missouri (39)
Deck arch (12,153)
HAER documented (1,138)
Jefferson City, Missouri (20)
 Lost (32,326)
Lost 1988 (200)
Lost during 1980s (1,660)
Missouri (6,609)
Replaced by new bridge (22,031)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,529)
Stone arch (3,408)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,928)

Update Log 

  • August 26, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER MO-31 - Jefferson Street Bridge
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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