Photos
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Postcard of old bridge |
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Scene today |
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Old pier |
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New bridge |
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Underneath the new bridge |
Map
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Vicinity map
Map links:
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Facts
- Overview
- Lost three-span through truss railroad bridge over the Meramec River north of Steelville; replaced by a six-span deck girder bridge
- Location
- Crawford County, Missouri
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- Design
- Three pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through trusses
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.99814, -91.36003 (decimal degrees)
37°59'53" N, 91°21'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/643993/4206877 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 38 N., R. 4 W., Sec. 21
- Inventory number
- BH 21369 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Comments
Bird's Nest Railroad Bridge
Posted April 14, 2009, by jack (jackkav [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)