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Black Bridge

Wayne County, Missouri

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Black Bridge St Francis River E. of Patterson, 1945

Built in 1916 for Wayne County, this 'Black Bridge'replaced the first 'Black Bridge' built in 1905-06 by the Vincennes Bridge Co. on land donated on the west bank of the St. Francis River by John Black. The earlier bridge was swept downstream during the great flood on Saturday August 21, 1915.

Pictorial History of Wayne County

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BH Photo #329673

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Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over St. Francis River (now Lake Wappapello) east of Patterson on MO 34
Location
Wayne County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by steel stringer bridge
History
Built 1916; replaced after 1955
Design
Apparently a pin-connected, 12-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 281.0 ft.
Total length: 425.7 ft.
Deck width: 14.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.94431, -90.30780   (decimal degrees)
36°56'40" N, 90°18'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/739740/4092080 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wappapello
Inventory number
BH 22788 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

12-panel truss (39)
Built 1916 (645)
Built during 1910s (8,924)
Lost (19,640)
MO 34 (11)
Missouri (6,005)
Owned by state (14,047)
Pennsylvania truss (415)
 Pin-connected (3,491)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,085)
St. Francis River (31)
Through truss (13,145)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,702)
Truss (29,810)
Wayne County, Missouri (50)

Update Log 

  • June 17, 2015: New photo from Rusty Weisman

Sources 

  • Wayne County Missouri - Description on pages 269-270
  • Pictorial History of Wayne County - Photo on page 100
  • Rusty Weisman

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