Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Photos

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View from a distance

This was taken from S. Neal Bottom Road, about half a mile away

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View from boat ramp

Nathan Morton took this photo from a private boat ramp below the bridge

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View from northwest

The rest of these photos were taken May 2006 by Jim Ridge

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East portal

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West portal

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Deck view

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On east approach

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East approach upper chords

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Looking down at deck truss

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Eyebars

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Pier

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Platform

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Deck damage

Map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over the Osage River on the Rock Island Railroad
Location: Miller County, Missouri
Status: Rail line currently out of service
Design: Main span: Pin-connected, 14-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.33370, -92.30419 (decimal degrees)
38°20'01" N, 92°18'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
USGS topographic map: Saint Elizabeth
Inventory number: BH 22043 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 21, 2006: Posted additional photos from Jim Ridge

Sources

Nathan Morton - mortons03 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
Jim Ridge - jridge [at] lightrainproductions [dot] com

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Henley Bridge

Posted June 11, 2006, by Nathan Morton (mortons03 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Thought I could outdue your viewpoint so I drove around the town of Henley for half an hour trying to find better access. When I couldn't, I found a local who shared a beer with me and told me about a private drive leading to a boat ramp just to the south of the bridge. I made the visit to which no one seemed to mind any trespassing, and the view was indeed better. One could walk the old rails in the winter months but not during the spring or summer.