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Rock Cut Bridge

Marion County, Missouri

Photos 

Historic postcard

BH Photo #106138

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost bowstring truss bridge over North River somewhere near Palmyra, possibly along old US 61
Location
Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri
Status
No longer exists
History
Replaced ca. 1930
Design
Bowstring through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.81861, -91.51736   (decimal degrees)
39°49'07" N, 91°31'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/626894/4408676 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Palmyra
Inventory number
BH 22009 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bowstring through truss (276)
Bowstring truss (542)
Lost (24,730)
Lost during 1930s (621)
Marion County, Missouri (62)
Missouri (6,302)
Palmyra, Missouri (4)
Through truss (15,060)
Truss (32,782)
US 61 (99)

Update Log 

  • June 12, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • April 3, 2006: Posted new photos

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
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Rock Cut Bridge
Posted September 30, 2017, by David Backlin (us71 [at] cox [dot] net)

Looking at satellite maps, it looks as if there may be remnants of the bridge footings.