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Fillmore Bridge

Newton County, Missouri
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Overview
Lost or abandoned four-span concrete arch bridge over Shoal Creek
Location
Newton County, Missouri
Status
Unknown status
History
Built 1919 by the Concrete & Steel Construction Co.; abandoned ca. 1989
Builder
- Concrete & Steel Construction Co. of Joplin, Missouri
Design
Four closed-spandrel elliptical arches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 66.0 ft.
Total length: 263.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.03697, -94.56317   (decimal degrees)
37°02'13" N, 94°33'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/360977/4100116 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 27 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 29
USGS topographic map
Joplin West
Inventory numbers
MO 073-008000.3 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 42831 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (9,419)
Built 1919 (347)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,760)
Concrete & Steel Construction Co. (7)
Deck arch (8,701)
Missouri (4,522)
 NR-eligible (3,748)
Newton County, Missouri (56)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
US 166 (16)
Unknown status (809)

Update Log 

  • September 16, 2010: Updated by David Backlin: Added GPS, USGS Info
  • June 21, 2009: Added by James Baughn

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Fillmore Bridge
Posted May 18, 2013, by jayhawk

2013 Google Maps imagery shows that this bridge still exists and is closed to traffic. It looks like it's in bad shape - parts of the deck and large sections of railings are missing.