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Side View Of Bridge, Looking West

Photos taken Sept. 26, 1988 by Phillip Geller

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Side View Of Bridge, Looking East

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View Of South Portal And Approach

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View Of North Portal And Approach

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Oblique View Of Bridge, Showing Long Approach Section And Main Span, Looking Southeast

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Overview: Lost through truss over Grand River on CR 570 (July Avenue) west of Jameson, beyond the end of Route OO
Location: Daviess County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a concrete bridge
History: Completed Oct. 3, 1892, by the St. Joseph Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1989
Builder: - St. Joseph Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Joseph, Missouri
Design: Main span: Pin-connected, 11-panel Pratt through truss
Northwest approach: Four steel beam spans, with a curve at the end
Southeast approach: 40-foot bedstead truss plus one steel beam span
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 197.1 ft.
Total length: 399.5 ft.
Deck width: 16.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 27.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.99676, -94.03054 (decimal degrees)
39°59'48" N, 94°01'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/412028/4427905 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 60 N., R. 28 W., Sec. 22
USGS topographic map: Altamont
Inventory number: BH 21408 (Bridgehunter.com ID)