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Overview: Lost through truss over Big River south of Vineland on Wilson Hollow Road
Location: Jefferson County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ca. 1905 by the Joliet Bridge & Iron Co. of Joliet, Illinois. Demolished in the 1990's and never replaced
Builder: - Joliet Bridge & Iron Co. of Joliet, Illinois
Design: Pin-connected, 10-panel Parker through truss with a wooden deck overlaid with asphalt
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 190.9 ft.
Total length: 289.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.07574, -90.62727 (decimal degrees)
38°04'33" N, 90°37'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/708118/4216876 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 39 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 30
USGS topographic map: Tiff
Inventory number: BH 21774 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 27, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources

HAER MO-72 - Wilson Hollow Road Bridge
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