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Hulser Road Bridge

Caldwell County, Missouri

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Photo taken March 2007 by James Baughn

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Tom Creek on Hulser Road
Location
Caldwell County, Missouri
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1904 by the Canton Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 2003
Builder
- Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Pin-connected, 3-panel Pratt bedstead pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 61.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.66076, -93.97470   (decimal degrees)
39°39'39" N, 93°58'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/416388/4390560 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hamilton East
Land survey
T. 56 N., R. 27 W., Sec. 18
Inventory numbers
MO 013-324000.6 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 21798 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 20985 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

3-panel truss (159)
Bedstead Pratt pony truss (366)
Bedstead truss (546)
Built 1904 (592)
Built during 1900s (7,686)
Bypassed (186)
Caldwell County, Missouri (85)
Canton Bridge Co. (214)
Missouri (6,564)
 Open to pedestrians (4,598)
Pin-connected (4,873)
Pony truss (17,082)
Pratt pony truss (3,985)
Pratt truss (10,405)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,459)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,632)
Truss (35,966)
Wooden deck (6,174)

Update Log 

  • July 4, 2020: New photos from Neil Krout
  • April 2, 2007: Posted new photos

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Hulser Road Bridge
Posted April 6, 2007, by Nathan Holth

The unusual connection detail at the end post, including the shaped plates around the pin, and the use of large bolts to attach the diagonals is strikingly similar to inclined endpost Pratt pony truss bridges built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company. This bridge may also be a product of that company.