Bear Creek Bridge

Map

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on Black Jack Road
Location: Lafayette County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1904 by the Midland Bridge Co.; replaced 1998
Builder: - Midland Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri
Design: Pin-connected, 4-panel half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 67.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.01928, -93.70096 (decimal degrees)
39°01'09" N, 93°42'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/439318/4319150 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Higginsville
Land survey: T. 49 N., R. 25 W., Sec. 30
Inventory numbers: MO 054-211000.1 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 42799 (Bridgehunter.com ID)