Historic Bridges
of the United States
Gill Bridge
Ralls County
,
Missouri
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Photo
HAER photo
This photo from the Historic American Engineering Record shows the bridge before it was replaced [HAER photo taken February 1996 by Clayton Fraser]
Map
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TopoZone
Terraserver USA
Facts
Overview
Lost through truss over Lick Creek on Lick Creek Lane (CR 181) just west of Perry
Location
Ralls County
,
Missouri
Status
Replaced by a concrete bridge
History
Built 1909 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1996
Builder
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Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.
of St. Louis, Missouri
Design
Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 95.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.42630, -91.68436
(decimal degrees)
39°25'35" N, 91°41'04" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 54 N., R. 7 W., Sec. 33
Inventory number
BH 22407
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
5-panel truss
(95)
Built 1909
(266)
Built during 1900s
(2,328)
HAER documented
(282)
Lost
(495)
Missouri
(2,325)
Owned by county
(14,113)
Pin-connected
(413)
Pratt truss
(1,382)
Ralls County, Missouri
(13)
Replaced by new bridge
(420)
Span length 75-100 feet
(3,238)
Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.
(15)
Through truss
(5,175)
Truss
(15,706)
Wooden deck
(5,164)
Sources
HAER MO-94
- Gill Bridge
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