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Mill Spring Bridge
Facts
- 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)
- Quadrangle map:
- Mill Spring
- Land survey
- T. 28 N., R. 3 E., Sec. 36
- Inventory number
- BH 76086 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
Comments
Black River Bridge
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.
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The bridge has collapsed and approx 1/2 of the bridge is protruding from the water along Left Bank Descending (LBD).
The bridge has collected a large log-jamb, but the river is open along RDB (right bank descending), but navigation through a series of large logs is required.
At 1800 CFS (Leeper gage) this bridge is beginning to cause navigation issues (pick your line and be very cautious).