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July 1997 photo

This photo was taken by David Birckhead

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North side

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West truss span

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West portal

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East bank and old road

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Map

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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
Builder: - Sverdrup and Parcel (Consulting engineers)
Design: From west to east:
Two(?) steel stringer spans
One 10-panel polygonal Warren through truss span
Two continuous subdivided-Warren through truss spans
One polygonal Warren through truss span
Two deck truss spans
Four(?) steel stringer spans
Dimensions: 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")
Land survey: T. 59 N., R. 5 W., Sec. 2
Inventory 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

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