Photos
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View To East HAER photos taken Oct. 1986 by James Dale Roach Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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West Approach Span, View To Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View To Southwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View West-Southwest Of Riddle Bridge From Bluff To East Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View To West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View To West From East Portal Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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East Approach Span, View To Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View To North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Distant View To North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Deck Support System, View East Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Western Pier Supporting Truss, View North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Bearing, Southwest Corner Of Truss Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Expansion Bearing, Northeast Corner Of Truss Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Portal Connection, Southeast Corner Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Mid-Panel Point Connection, North Side Between Third And Fourth Panels From West End Of Truss. Note Numbers Stamped In Members Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Lower Chord Panel Point Connection, North Side, Third Vertical Member From West End Of Truss Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Guard Cable And Lower Chord Panel Point Connection, North Side, Third Vertical Member From West End Of Truss Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Replacement bridge This panoramic photo from Brandon Kempf shows the new bridge |
Map
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Facts
- Overview
- Lost through truss bridge over Gasconade River on Holtsman Road beyond the end of Route Y
- Location
- Pulaski County, Missouri
- Status
- Replaced by modern bridge
- History
- Built 1911 by the Canton Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1987
- Builder
- - Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
- Design
- Pin-connected, 12-panel Pennsylvania through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 216.0 ft.
Total length: 296.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.9 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.90885, -92.13215 (decimal degrees)
37°54'32" N, 92°07'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/576289/4196057 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Hancock
- Inventory number
- BH 22372 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 13, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
- October 17, 2005: Posted photo of replacement bridge from Brandon Kempf
Sources
- Brandon Kempf - gabbyportraits [at] earthlink [dot] net
- HAER MO-28 - Riddle Bridge
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
Comments
My grandparents farmed the Holtsman farm on either side of the bridge for many years. When driving a herd of cattle across the bridge, it would sway from side to side. For years it had only the horizontal planks for decking and when following another vehicle, one would see the heavy planks bouncing up and down. It was deemed so usafe, that children (my brother and I being two of them) on the west side of the river were bussed back to St. Robert, then east to highway 28, and back north to Dixon. Willie Alexander attempted to haul a load of cattle across it one time, resulting in the collapse of the western approach. I think it was at that time that the county decided to install parallel drive planks across the horizontal planks. For me, that old, rattley,rusted iron bridge will always be The Riddle Bridge.
The Riddle Bridge was named for the Riddle family of TN and MO who lived on a farm near the site. The Riddle Family Cemetery is located nearby. Thank you for making these pictures available.