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Railroad pier Upstream are two large stone piers on either side of the creek, presumably from a lost railroad bridge. |
Facts
- Overview
- Lost through truss over Joachim Creek on Sunshine Drive (Old Route A) in Festus
- Location
- Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri
- Status
- Removed to make room for new concrete bridge
- History
- Built 1934; replaced 2004
- Design
- 6-panel Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 123.0 ft.
Total length: 223.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.3 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.23140, -90.42128 (decimal degrees)
38°13'53" N, 90°25'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/725709/4234634 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 40 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 1
- USGS topographic map
- Festus
- Inventory number
- BH 21771 (Bridgehunter.com ID)