Schell City Bridge
Photos
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Overview Photo taken by William Jeffery |
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Deck view Photo taken by William Jeffery |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011 |
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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in February 2009 |
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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in February 2009 |
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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in February 2009 |
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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in February 2009 |
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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in February 2009 |
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Schell stitch Photo taken by Larry Dooley in February 2012 |
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Photo taken by Larry Dooley in February 2012 |
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Photo taken by Larry Dooley in February 2012 |
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Photo taken by Larry Dooley in February 2012 |
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Photo taken by Larry Dooley in February 2012 |
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Photo taken by Larry Dooley in February 2012 |
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Photo taken by Larry Dooley in February 2012 |
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Osage2 Photo taken by Larry Dooley |
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Osage3 Photo taken by Larry Dooley |
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Osage1 Photo taken by Larry Dooley |
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Facts
- Overview
- Lost through truss bridge over Osage River on Rockville Road/Old River Road north of Schell City
- Location
- Vernon County, Missouri, and Bates County, Missouri
- Status
- The remaining structure of the bridge collapsed between February 7-21, 2012.
- History
- Built 1900; partially collapsed ?; completely collapsed Feb. 2012
- Builders
- - A.M. Blodgett (Contractor)
- Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio (Approach span)
- Kansas City Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri (Fabrication)
- Design
- Main span: Pin-connected, 10-panel Parker through truss
South approach: Pin-connected, half-hip Pratt pony truss (collapsed) - Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 174.8 ft.
Total length: 317.8 ft.
Deck width: 13.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.04891, -94.12194 (decimal degrees)
38°02'56" N, 94°07'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/401560/4211835 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 38 N., R. 29 W., Sec. 21
- USGS topographic map
- Rockville
- Inventory numbers
- MO 007-576002.5 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 24908 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22755 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 04/2003)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.4 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
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Update Log
- February 22, 2012: Updated by Ben Tate: Updated info to reflect collapse
- February 1, 2012: New photos from Larry Dooley
- October 12, 2011: New photos from Ruth Reynolds
- September 1, 2011: New photos from Ben Tate
- January 15, 2007: Posted photos from William Jeffery
Sources
- William Jeffery
- Missouri Historic Bridge Inventory
- Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Larry Dooley
Comments
Sad indeed! The pier is still standing. Maybe the abutment eroded away? Must have been in really poor shape to collapse on its own.
Another piece of history gone...depressing!
Wow! That's sad. I'm glad I got to see it before the rest of it fell.
Larry, in pic#37, were you actually standing on the bridge?
The bridge collapsed in February of 2012.
Seriously?! From the photos it looks like at the end with the collapsed span, parts from some other truss bridge were stacked up acting as an abutment or retaining wall?
Great place to duck hunt, Schell City!!
Used to duck hunt there when i was younger with my dad. Many a duck met their end crossing our shotguns path.
Yes it is still standing. They have tried to tear it down several times in the past, but thankfully have been unsuccessful in doing so.
Come take your pictures!!
Does anyone know if this bridge is still standing? I've wanted to get pictures of it, but didn't want to drive that far if it has been removed.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/mo/vernon/schell-city/