Trickum Road Bridge

Photos 

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View Of East Approach, Looking West Photo taken June 1990 by Ed Brummet for the Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Of West Approach, Looking East Photo taken June 1990 by Ed Brummet for the Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Of South Side And East Approach, Looking Northwest Photo taken June 1990 by Ed Brummet for the Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Side View Of Deck, Looking Southeast Photo taken June 1990 by Ed Brummet for the Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail View Showing Vertical/Bracing/Floor Beam Connection Photo taken June 1990 by Ed Brummet for the Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail View Of Bracing Connections At West Portal Photo taken June 1990 by Ed Brummet for the Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail View Of Cast Iron Bracing Connectors Photo taken June 1990 by Ed Brummet for the Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

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

Span length: 80.0 ft.
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)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 26, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

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

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