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First Doniphan Bridge

Ripley County, Missouri

Photos 

Postcard: Old and older

This postcard shows the first and second Doniphan bridges standing side by side

BH Photo #106988

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Current River at Doniphan
Location
Ripley County, Missouri
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1898 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. for $7870; replaced 1928 by a new truss bridge
Builder
- St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri
Design
Two pin-connected, 12-panel Camelback Pratt through trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 225.0 ft.
Total length: 1,647.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.61759, -90.83941   (decimal degrees)
36°37'03" N, 90°50'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/693212/4054625 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Doniphan South
Inventory number
BH 22455 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

12-panel truss (39)
19th Century (6,449)
Built 1898 (273)
Built during 1890s (2,589)
Camelback truss (312)
Current River (Missouri) (4)
HAER documented (1,100)
Lost (19,926)
Lost 1928 (31)
Lost during 1920s (321)
 Missouri (6,043)
Pin-connected (3,554)
Replaced by new bridge (13,199)
Ripley County, Missouri (29)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,843)
St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. (13)
Through truss (13,232)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,710)
Truss (29,971)

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  • February 11, 2005: Posted new photos

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