Historic Bridges
of the United States
Dick's Mill Bridge
Cooper County
,
Missouri
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Photo
HAER photo
This photo from the Historic American Engineering Record shows the bridge before it was replaced [HAER photo taken September 1988 by Lloyd Grotjan]
Map
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TopoZone
Terraserver USA
Facts
Overview
Lost through truss over Moniteau Creek on Cotton Drive just beyond the end of Route T
Location
Cooper County
,
Missouri
Status
Replaced by a new bridge in 1989
History
Built 1898 by the Springtown Bridge Co.
Builder
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Springtown Bridge Co.
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 115.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.72467, -92.71832
(decimal degrees)
38°43'29" N, 92°43'06" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 46 N., R. 16 W., Sec. 30
Inventory number
BH 21343
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
6-panel truss
(115)
Built 1898
(74)
Built during 1890s
(642)
Cooper County, Missouri
(48)
HAER documented
(282)
Lost
(493)
Missouri
(2,325)
Pin-connected
(413)
Pratt truss
(1,381)
Replaced by new bridge
(418)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,247)
Springtown Bridge Co.
(1)
Stone piers
(3)
Through truss
(5,175)
Total length 100-125 feet
(2,412)
Truss
(15,706)
Tubular piers
(14)
Wooden deck
(5,164)
Sources
HAER MO-43
- Dick's Mill Bridge
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