Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Sweet Oak Bridge

Facts

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Troublesome Creek on CR 298
Location: Knox County, Missouri
Status: No longer exists
History: Built 1910 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co.; replaced 2005
Builders: - Illinois Steel Bridge Co. of Jacksonville, Illinois (Fabrication)
- Walters Brothers (Contractor)
Design: Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt bedstead pony truss
Dimensions: Total length: 70.8 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.08433, -91.98801 (decimal degrees)
40°05'04" N, 91°59'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/586277/4437608 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 61 N., R. 10 W., Sec. 14
Inventory numbers: MO 052-298001.1 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 21271 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21823 (Bridgehunter.com ID)