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Jefferson Avenue Footbridge

Greene County, Missouri
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West side

Photo taken Jan. 2007 by Greg Hall

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Overview
Cantilevered through truss pedestrian bridge over the Frisco/BNSF rail yard in downtown Springfield
Location
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Completed Aug. 29, 1902, by the American Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2002
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- J.W. Hoover (Construction engineer)
Design
Cantilevered Warren through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 562.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 2, 2003
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.23065, -93.28875   (decimal degrees)
37°13'50" N, 93°17'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/474386/4120498 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Springfield
Inventory numbers
NRHP 03000865 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 21534 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (449)
Built 1902 (244)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (465)
Cantilevered (242)
Cantilevered truss (222)
Footbridge (36)
Greene County, Missouri (85)
Have street view (9,896)
J.W. Hoover (1)
 Missouri (4,522)
NR-listed (2,354)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Springfield, Missouri (37)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Truss (23,574)
Two-angle steel (18)
Warren through truss (927)
Warren truss (3,961)

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  • January 29, 2007: Posted photos from Greg Hall

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