Caton Ford Bridge

Photos

Photo taken October 1993 by Clayton Fraser for the Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #124031

Overview: Lost through truss over Marmaton River on CR 301 (Caton Road) north of Nevada
Location: Vernon County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by a concrete bridge
History: Built 1894 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1994
Builder: - Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. of Leavenworth, Kansas
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss, with a rivet-connected Pratt pony truss approach
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 268.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.90932, -94.37282 (decimal degrees)
37°54'34" N, 94°22'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/379318/4196642 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Horton
Land survey: T. 36 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 17
Elevation: 750 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 22744 (Bridgehunter.com ID)