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Dick's Mill Bridge

Cooper County, Missouri

Photos 

Distant View Of Bridge, Looking North

These photos were taken September 1988 by Lloyd Grotjan

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #122364

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss over Moniteau Creek on Cotton Drive just beyond the end of Route T
Location
Cooper County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a new bridge in 1989
History
Built 1898 by the Springtown Bridge Co.
Builder
- Springtown Bridge Co.
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 115.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.72467, -92.71832   (decimal degrees)
38°43'29" N, 92°43'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/524485/4286260 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Clarksburg
Land survey
T. 46 N., R. 16 W., Sec. 30
Inventory number
BH 21343 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,304)
6-panel truss (780)
Built 1898 (329)
Built during 1890s (3,184)
Cooper County, Missouri (66)
HAER documented (1,122)
Lally columns (345)
Lost (28,364)
Lost 1989 (192)
Lost during 1980s (1,527)
Missouri (6,561)
 Pin-connected (4,668)
Pratt through truss (6,042)
Pratt truss (10,276)
Replaced by new bridge (19,289)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,552)
Springtown Bridge Co. (1)
Stone piers (84)
Through truss (16,699)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,360)
Truss (35,365)
Wooden deck (6,160)

Update Log 

  • August 24, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER MO-43 - Dick's Mill Bridge
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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