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Dry Fork Bridge

Montgomery County, Missouri

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Old State Route P bridge over Dry Fork South of Americus

Photo taken by Rusty Weisman in November 2019

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BH Photo #462387

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Description 

Bridge is now privately owned and posted. Consequently I was unable to make measurements.

Facts 

Overview
Warren pony truss bridge over Dry Fork on Old State Route P
Location
Americus, Montgomery County, Missouri
Status
Open to authorized vehicles only
History
Replaced by a bridge on new (current) Route P alignment in 1957
Design
(2)4-panel, riveted Warren pony trusses with concrete pier and abutments
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 42.0 ft.
Total length: 84.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.0 ft.
Also called
Old Route P Dry Fork Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.77552, -91.56436   (decimal degrees)
38°46'32" N, 91°33'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/624709/4292844 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 46 N. R. 6 W. SW 1/4 Sec. 2
Elevation
615 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 87344 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Americus, Missouri (1)
Missouri (6,336)
Montgomery County, Missouri (26)
Open to authorized vehicles (306)
Owned privately (1,820)
Pony truss (16,574)
 Span length 25-50 feet (15,929)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,672)
Truss (33,916)
Warren pony truss (3,454)
Warren pony truss with all verticals (469)
Warren truss (6,734)

Update Log 

  • December 12, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • December 12, 2019: Added by Rusty Weisman

Sources 

  • Rusty Weisman
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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