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Mo. Valley Bridge
&
Iron Works
1886
Insley Shire & Tullock
Leavenworth, Kan.

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Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Center Creek on CR 110 southeast of Carthage
Location
Jasper County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a modern bridge
History
Built 1886 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1985
Builder
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. of Leavenworth, Kansas
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.11897, -94.25769   (decimal degrees)
37°07'08" N, 94°15'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 28 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 25
Inventory number
BH 21724 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (1,704)
6-panel truss (115)
Built 1886 (51)
Built during 1880s (477)
HAER documented (282)
Jasper County, Missouri (24)
Lost (491)
Missouri (2,322)
Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. (19)
Owned by county (14,113)
Pin-connected (413)
Pratt truss (1,380)
Replaced by new bridge (416)
Span length 75-100 feet (3,238)
Through truss (5,175)
Truss (15,705)
Wooden deck (5,164)

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