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Mount Sterling Bridge

Gasconade County, Missouri

Photos 

Bridge construction - ca. 1925

Public domain photo from the John Mark Graham Highway Department Photograph Collection/Missouri State Archives

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BH Photo #214742

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Gasconade River at Mount Sterling on US 50
Location
Gasconade County, Missouri
Status
Replaced 1979
History
Built 1925; Replaced 1979
Builder
- Leif J. Sverdrup
Design
Polygonal Warren through truss with Warren deck truss approaches
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.46560, -91.62953   (decimal degrees)
38°27'56" N, 91°37'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/619561/4258366 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cooper Hill
Land survey
T. 43 N., R. 6 W., Sec. 19
Inventory number
BH 21516 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1925 (1,309)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
Deck truss (1,924)
Gasconade County, Missouri (33)
Gasconade River (20)
Leif J. Sverdrup (3)
Lost (28,426)
Lost 1979 (100)
Lost during 1970s (943)
M-frame portal (88)
 Missouri (6,562)
Owned by state (16,554)
Replaced by new bridge (19,331)
Through truss (16,748)
Truss (35,419)
US 50 (109)
Warren deck truss (667)
Warren deck truss with all verticals (120)
Warren through truss (1,704)
Warren truss (6,999)

Update Log 

  • April 2, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 11, 2017: Updated by Dave King: Added category "M-frame portal" and approach design
  • September 24, 2011: Photo imported by James Baughn

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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