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Ashburn Bridge

Pike County, Missouri
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Photo taken by James Baughn

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Overview
Abandoned through truss bridge over Salt River on CR 115
Location
Pike County, Missouri
Status
Abandoned with deck removed
Future prospects
Available for reuse
History
Built 1907 by the Missouri Bridge & Iron Co.
Builder
- Missouri Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri
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.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.50552, -91.16988   (decimal degrees)
39°30'20" N, 91°10'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/657344/4374475 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 55 N., R. 2 W., Sec. 30
Elevation
441 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Ashburn
Inventory numbers
MO 082-018001.8 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 22311 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

14-panel truss (11)
Abandoned (1,556)
Available for reuse (164)
Built 1907 (400)
Built during 1900s (4,424)
Missouri (4,621)
Missouri Bridge & Iron Co. (24)
NR-eligible (3,790)
Owned by county (16,719)
 Pennsylvania truss (313)
Pike County, Missouri (41)
Pin-connected (1,683)
Span length 250-500 feet (896)
Through truss (9,585)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,498)
Truss (24,150)
Wooden deck (5,494)

Update Log 

  • October 18, 2010: Updated by Jamie Forbes: Added elevation
  • June 6, 2005: Posted new photos

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Ashburn Bridge
Posted July 8, 2012, by Jäger Stein (CJager [at] herzeleid [dot] net)

As a young kid I used to crawl out on the bridge and fish from it, The story I always heard was it used to a Rail Road bridge.I was shocked to find it on here.

Ashburn Bridge
Posted July 6, 2012, by J Taylor (fozzie_tb [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I remember this bridge as a child. We crossed it to get to Taylor Chapel on CR 115. I remember wondering why such a large steel bridge was out in the middle of nowhere connecting two dirt roads. It had a wooden plank deck and my mom was terrified of it every time my dad would cross it but we thought it was a great adventure. This was back in the early '70's. Years later I always wondered if I had imagined this bridge. To find a picture of it and see that it was real brings back a lot of memories of summers spent at my Great Grandmother place up in Louisiana, MO and our trips to Taylor Chapel. I think this calls for a road trip his summer to check to see if the bridge, and the chapel, are still there. Show my kids a little piece of my history and childhood.

Ashburn Bridge
Posted October 18, 2010, by Jamie Forbes (jwforbes [at] rollanet [dot] org)

A few pictures from my visit: Sunday, October 17, 2010

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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.

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