Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Mill Hill Road Bridge

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Stone pier

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Meramec River on Mill Hill Road south of Moselle
Location: Franklin County, Missouri
Status: Closed to traffic
History: Built 1888 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1993
Builders: - George E. King Bridge Co. (Contractor)
- King Iron Bridge Co. (Fabrication)
Design: Pin-connected, 10-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 193.9 ft.
Total length: 198.2 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.34233, -90.88333 (decimal degrees)
38°20'32" N, 90°52'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/684980/4245918 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 42 N., R. 1 E., Sec. 26
USGS topographic map: Saint Clair
Inventory number: BH 21502 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/1991): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 31.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1991): 125

Update Log

July 3, 2006: Posted new photos

Sources

Missouri Historic Bridge Inventory

Comments

Mill Hill Road Bridge

Posted December 4, 2007, by Anonymous

This bridge is a landmark for all who grew up in this area. The name we all knew it as was "Big Bruns' Bridge". The name given because of an old woman, Elizabeth Bruns, and her family who have lived many years in this area raising cattle and farming the land. She is over 100 years old now and ,I believe, still lives in the same house very close to the bridge.

Several of us kids used to jump off this bridge (late 80's) into the water below. If you were brave (stupid) you jumped off the top spans. The river was about 9ft. deep under the bridge so it was quite the adventure. There are many good memories in this area and this bridge holds many for a lot of people who grew up here. It was a gift that they simply bypassed it with a new concrete structure instead of dropping it and cutting it up for scrap.

Thanks again for a great internet site!