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Photo taken by James Baughn

Overview: Derelict through truss bridge over Castor River parallel to CR 512 near Avert
Location: Stoddard County, Missouri
Status: Abandoned with missing deck and surrounded by undergrowth, replaced by culvert
Future prospects: Available for reuse
History: Built 1913 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.
Builder: - Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Design: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 101.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Also called: Well's Ford Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.92766, -89.82638 (decimal degrees)
36°55'40" N, 89°49'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/248253/4090579 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 26 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 2
USGS topographic map: Clines Island
Inventory numbers: MO 103-056000.8 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 22680 (Bridgehunter.com ID)