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US-54 (Mansion Street) Over Mississippi River and Railroad in Louisiana: Pike County, Missouri and Pike County, Illinois, United States

Metal 18 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 2,279 ft. Main Span: 419 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1928 By: Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company of Leavenworth, Kansas and Harrington, Howard, and Ash of Kansas City, Missouri

The beautiful design of this bridge with its large Pennsylvania truss spans was not enough to save it from the scrapyard.

Maryland Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.6 Miles (0.9 Kilometers)

Maryland Street Over Town Creek in Louisiana: Pike County, Missouri, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 33 ft. Main Span: 32 ft. Roadway: 11.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Unknown

Once nobody would have paid attention to a tiny pony truss like this, until fate turned it into the only highway truss bridge in the city.

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MO-79 Noix Creek Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.8 Miles (1.3 Kilometers)

MO-79 (3rd Street) Over Noix Creek in Louisiana: Pike County, Missouri, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 217 ft. Main Span: 101 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1935 By: Otto W. Knutson of Kansas City, Missouri and Missouri State Highway Commission

This bridge was noted for its very unusual design details, which resulted from a combination of a 47 degree skew and a superelevation for a curve.

Louisiana Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.1 Miles (1.8 Kilometers)

Railroad (Kansas City Southern) Over Mississippi River in Louisiana: Pike County, Missouri and Pike County, Illinois, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,053 ft. Main Span: 444 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1898 By: Lassig Bridge and Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

This long series of truss spans remains an intact and functioning railroad bridge over the Mississippi River.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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