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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 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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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)

WHAT RR IS THIS ON?