Bates County Ditch Bridge

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Mo Dept of Transportation

BH Photo #247718

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Marais Des Cygnes Cutoff on 1575 Road (CR 547)
Location: Bates County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1907-08 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.; replaced 1995
Builders: - Kansas City Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri (Main span)
- Western Bridge Co. of Harrisonville, Missouri (Approaches)
Design: Main span: Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Approaches: Two pin-connected Pratt half-hip pony trusses
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 205.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.11130, -94.32448 (decimal degrees)
38°06'41" N, 94°19'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/383887/4218992 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Rich Hill
Land survey: T. 38 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 3
Inventory numbers: MO 007-547004.0 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 39028 (Bridgehunter.com ID)