Mill Spring Bridge

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Overview: Collapsed through truss bridge over Black River south of Mill Spring
Location: Wayne County, Missouri
Status: Collapsed
History: Built 1906 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.
Builder: - Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Design: Pin-connected, 10-panel Parker through truss (?)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.05514, -90.68297 (decimal degrees)
37°03'19" N, 90°40'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/706026/4103500 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 28 N., R. 3 E., Sec. 36
Inventory number: BH 76086 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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March 16, 2017: New photo from Tony Dillon
March 13, 2017: Added

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Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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Black River Bridge

Posted March 14, 2017, by James Baughn (webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com)

Somehow I completely missed the existence of this large Parker through truss even though I've driven through the area many times.

I'm hearing that the bridge has collapsed and there's an urgent need to clear it from the river. But it's unclear who owns the bridge and would be responsible.

If anybody would like to try salvaging a nice 1906-vintage pin-connected truss, here's your chance.

I haven't been able to locate any photos other than the attached Bird's Eye View from Bing.