Blair Bridge
Photos
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Overview Photos taken November 1986 by Clayton B. Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record |
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One span |
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View from below |
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Deck truss approach span |
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East portal |
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Deck view |
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Facts
- Overview
- Lost three-span through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 30 east of Blair
- Status
- Replaced by a modern bridge
- History
- Built 1928-29; tolls removed 1962
- Builders
- - Harrington, Howard and Ash
- Kansas City Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri
- Sverdrup and Parcel
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Woods Brothers Construction Co.
- Design
- Pennsylvania through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 333.0 ft.
Total length: 1,340.0 ft.
- Also called
- Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge (official name)
- Inventory number
- BH 24715 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 30, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Bridge to "Lincoln Highway" Category
- August 21, 2006: Posted new photos
Sources
- HAER NE-1 - Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net