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Water Works Bridge

Bates County, Missouri

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Mo Dept of Transportation

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BH Photo #247733

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Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on 1735 Road (CR 547)
Location
Bates County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1907 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.; replaced 1994
Builder
- Kansas City Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri
Design
Main span: Pin-connected, 8-panel Parker through truss
Approaches: Pin-connected Pratt half-hip pony trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 109.9 ft.
Total length: 211.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.12538, -94.31297   (decimal degrees)
38°07'31" N, 94°18'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/384918/4220540 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Butler South
Land survey
T. 39 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 26
Inventory numbers
MO 007-547002.6 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 39029 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bates County, Missouri (80)
Built 1907 (755)
Built during 1900s (7,744)
Kansas City Bridge Co. (144)
Lost (30,059)
Lost 1994 (447)
Lost during 1990s (4,178)
Marais des Cygnes River (34)
Missouri (6,570)
 Parker through truss (1,422)
Parker truss (1,817)
Replaced by new bridge (20,459)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,622)
Structurally deficient (12,756)
Through truss (17,902)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,597)
Truss (36,820)

Update Log 

  • January 29, 2013: New photos from Karen Daniels
  • February 1, 2009: Added by James Baughn

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