First Doniphan Bridge

Photos

Postcard: Old and older

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

BH Photo #106988

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)