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Brinkley Bridge

Linn County, Missouri

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Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Locust Creek on Calico Road
Location
Linn County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1920; replaced 2004
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 222.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.89500, -93.23667   (decimal degrees)
39°53'42" N, 93°14'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/479767/4416130 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Linneus
Land survey
T. 59 N., R. 21 W., Sec. 27
Inventory numbers
MO 058-246000.7 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 20081 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21923 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built during 1920s (9,927)
Linn County, Missouri (47)
Locust Creek (Missouri) (8)
Lost (24,769)
Lost 2004 (512)
Lost during 2000s (4,186)
Missouri (6,306)
Pin-connected (3,902)
 Pratt through truss (5,398)
Pratt truss (9,308)
Replaced by new bridge (16,603)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,401)
Through truss (15,087)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,272)
Truss (32,814)
Wooden deck (6,069)

Sources 

  • Ben Keller - bekellog [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Calico Road Bridge
Posted January 18, 2007, by Ben Keller (bekellog [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Here is a picture of the Calico road bridge that has since been torn down, it was taken by a freind in 1995. Around here it's known as the Brinkley Bridge.