Photos
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July 1997 photo This photo was taken by David Birckhead |
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Overview |
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North side |
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West truss span |
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West portal |
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West approach |
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West approach |
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Abutment |
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Balustrade |
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East bank and old road |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Lost through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 36 at Hannibal
- Location
- Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri
- Status
- Replaced by the new I-72 bridge
- History
- Opened Sept. 4, 1936; tolls removed Oct. 30, 1940; rehabilitated 1982; replaced and demolished 2000
- Builders
- - Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. (Superstructure)
- Sverdrup and Parcel
- Union Bridge Co. (Substructure)
- Design
- Subdivided Warren through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 626.8 ft.
Total length: 3,507.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
- Also called
- Mark Twain Memorial Bridge (official name)
Hannibal Bridge (common name) - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.71630, -91.35379 (decimal degrees)
39°42'59" N, 91°21'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/641103/4397565 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 59 N., R. 5 W., Sec. 2
- USGS topographic map
- Hannibal East
- Inventory numbers
- MoDOT K-931A1 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 21999 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- May 12, 2008: New photos from Historic American Engineering Record
- May 1, 2006: Posted additional photo from David Birckhead
Sources
- David Birckhead - david_birckhead [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Historic American Engineering Record
- Missouri Historic Bridge Inventory