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Galesburg Bridge

Jasper County, Missouri

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Mo Dept of Transportation

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BH Photo #249838

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Facts 

Overview
Lost wrought iron through truss bridge over North Fork Spring River on CR 255
Location
Jasper County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1886 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1991
Builder
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Wrought iron, pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 134.8 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.28973, -94.51532   (decimal degrees)
37°17'23" N, 94°30'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/365681/4128090 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Asbury
Land survey
T. 29 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 3
Inventory number
BH 38742 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,559)
Built 1886 (196)
Built during 1880s (1,992)
Formerly NR-eligible (444)
Jasper County, Missouri (104)
Lost (24,713)
Lost 1991 (308)
Lost during 1990s (3,981)
Missouri (6,301)
Pratt through truss (5,386)
 Pratt truss (9,293)
Replaced by new bridge (16,567)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,219)
Structurally deficient (14,211)
Through truss (15,052)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,919)
Truss (32,771)
Wrought Iron (394)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (374)

Update Log 

  • March 5, 2013: New photos from Karen Daniels
  • January 28, 2009: Added by James Baughn

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