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View Of East Approach, Looking West

Photos taken June 1990 by Ed Brummet

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View Of West Approach, Looking East

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View Of South Side And East Approach, Looking Northwest

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Side View Of Deck, Looking Southeast

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Detail View Showing Vertical/Bracing/Floor Beam Connection

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Detail View Of Bracing Connections At West Portal

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Detail View Of Cast Iron Bracing Connectors

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Map 

Vicinity Map

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Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss over Heaths Creek on Trickum Road just west of the intersection between US 65 and Route BB
Location
Pettis County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a concrete bridge
History
Built 1884-85 by the King Bridge Co. on the county seat road between Sedalia and Marshall. Relocated ca. 1920 a short distance to the southwest. Replaced by a new concrete bridge in 1991
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 80.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.90410, -93.21505   (decimal degrees)
38°54'15" N, 93°12'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/481353/4306156 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 48 N., R. 21 W., Sec. 27
USGS topographic map
Longwood
Inventory number
BH 22303 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • August 26, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER MO-64 - Trickum Road Bridge
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com