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RI - Grand River Bridge (Old)

Daviess County, Missouri

Photo 

Flooding on July 8, 1909

Public domain photo from the Vanishing Missouri Collection/Missouri State Archives

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BH Photo #214784

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Grand River on Rock Island Railroad
Location
Daviess County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a new truss bridge
History
Built ?, replaced 1885
Railroad
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
Howe through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.92754, -93.94294   (decimal degrees)
39°55'39" N, 93°56'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/419424/4420140 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Gallatin
Land survey
T. 59 N., R. 27 W., Sec. 16
Inventory number
BH 49714 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,110)
Daviess County, Missouri (81)
Grand River (Iowa-Missouri) (38)
Howe through truss (448)
Howe truss (557)
Lost (24,711)
Lost 1885 (9)
 Lost during 1880s (75)
Missouri (6,300)
Pedimented portal bracing (60)
Railroad (15,408)
Replaced by new bridge (16,565)
Through truss (15,054)
Truss (32,770)

Update Log 

  • September 29, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added category "Pedimented portal bracing"
  • September 24, 2011: Added by James Baughn

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