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Grand River Bridge

Grundy County, Missouri
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Postcard

This postcard is labeled, "Steel Bridge over Grand River, Trenton, Mo."

Description 

"The History of Grundy County" (1881) mentions that the county contracted with the Missouri Valley Bridge Co. in 1876 for a 192-ft Whipple truss bridge over the Grand River at Trenton with a cost of $4876.80. This is probably the same bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Grand River somewhere near Trenton
Location
Grundy County, Missouri
Status
No longer exists
Design
Whipple through truss
Inventory number
BH 21547 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Grand River (Iowa-Missouri) (29)
Grundy County, Missouri (44)
Lost (10,495)
Missouri (4,534)
Mystery (67)
Through truss (9,254)
Truss (23,615)
Whipple truss (157)

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  • April 17, 2006: Posted new photos
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Grand River Bridge
Posted September 17, 2010, by Eric Kinkhorst (e [dot] kinkhorst [at] centurytel [dot] net)

Actually the Grand River does not go through Trenton. The Thompson River is sometimes refered as the Thompson Branch of the Grand River.