Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Overview from northwest

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Underneath main span

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Underneath approach

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Southwest abutment

Vicinity map

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Overview: Abandoned through truss bridge over Salt River on CR 115
Location: Pike County, Missouri
Status: Abandoned with deck removed
Design: Pin-connected, 14-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 293.9 ft.
Total length: 450.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.50552, -91.16988 (decimal degrees)
39°30'20" N, 91°10'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 55 N., R. 2 W., Sec. 30
USGS topographic map: Ashburn
Inventory number: BH 22311 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Ashburn Bridge

Posted March 22, 2007, by Bob Kasal (cherry63376 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge is in the middle of nowwhere. I can not guess what purpose it would have had. It sure was fun finding it.