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Overview: Lost through truss over Marmaton River on CR 301 (Caton Road) north of Nevada
Location: Vernon County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a concrete bridge
History: Built 1894 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1994
Builder: - Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. of Leavenworth, Kansas
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss, with a rivet-connected Pratt pony truss approach
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.90932, -94.37282 (decimal degrees)
37°54'34" N, 94°22'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/379318/4196642 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 36 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 17
USGS topographic map: Horton
Inventory number: BH 22744 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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September 14, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

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HAER MO-76 - Caton Ford Bridge
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