Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Location: 36.619014,-90.367111
Carries CR 342 over Ackerman Ditch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Ackerman Ditch on CR 342
History: Built 1976
Built: 1976
Location: Butler County
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103933
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
103934
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a concrete span in 1988
Location: 36.631470,-90.575326
Carries CR 368 over Little Black River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Little Black River on CR 368, just beyond the end of Route V southwest of Harviell
History:
Built:
Location: Butler County
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375999
Gary Blagg
Contributed by Patricia Apple
Photo by Gary Blagg
375998
Ball Mill Bridge
Contributed by Patricia Apple
Photo by Gary Blagg
Status: Portion of approach still visible on north side of road
Location: 36.633450,-90.289090
Carries MO 53 over Black River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over Black River on MO 53 northwest of Qulin
History: Replaced 1985
Built:
Location: Butler County
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Status: Open to railroad traffic
Location: 36.753672,-90.391228
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Black River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Pin-connected, 7-panel modified Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Black River on the Poplar Bluff-Dexter line of the Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1903 by the American Bridge Co.
Built: 1903
Location: Butler County
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103935
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
103936
West portal
Photo taken by James Baughn
103937
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn
103938
Lower chord joint
Photo taken by James Baughn
103939
Lower chord eyebars
Photo taken by James Baughn
103940
Upper chord joint
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Location: 36.718667,-90.292333
Carries CR 630 over Drainage ditch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 76.1 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over a drainage ditch on CR 630, east of Route AA
History: Built 1989
Built: 1989
Location: Butler County
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103941
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
103942
Piers
Photo taken by James Baughn
103943
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Location: 36.906667,-90.635000
Carries CR 410 over Branch of Cane Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 27.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Small wooden bridge over a branch of Cane Creek on CR 410
History: Built 1983; rehabilitated 1994
Built: 1983
Location: Butler County
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103944
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
103945
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
103946
Wood stringer
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Location: 36.884232,-90.580679
Carries CR 408 over Cane Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 39.0 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden deck bridge over Cane Creek on CR 408 just north of CR 410
History: Built 1972
Built: 1972
Location: Butler County
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103947
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
103948
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Demolished Fall 2006 to make room for a replacement bridge
Location: 36.892732,-90.598548
Carries CR 410 over Cane Creek
Design: truss/pony/borcherding
Design Details: Miller & Borcherding pony truss
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Cane Creek on CR 410
History: Built ca. 1920 by Miller & Borcherding
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Butler County
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103949
Overview
Photo taken Feb. 27, 2005, by James Baughn
103950
Deck view
Photo taken Feb. 27, 2005, by James Baughn
103951
Oblique view
Photo taken Feb. 27, 2005, by James Baughn
103952
North approach
Photo taken Feb. 27, 2005, by James Baughn
103953
Close-up of truss
Photo taken Feb. 27, 2005, by James Baughn
103954
Lower joint
Photo taken Feb. 27, 2005, by James Baughn
103955
Upper joint
Photo taken Feb. 27, 2005, by James Baughn
103956
Replacement
This photo shows the sad scene in Dec. 2006, with the bridge removed to make way for the replacement span
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to one-lane traffic with a 14 ton weight limit
Location: 36.877044,-90.578602
Carries CR 410 over Cane Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 83.0 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge with three stone masonry piers over Cane Creek on CR 410
History: Built ca. 1930; rehabilitated in 1996
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Butler County
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103957
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
103958
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
103959
Piers
Photo taken by James Baughn
103960
Underneath
Photo taken by James Baughn
103961
View from a distance
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a concrete span, but pile of steel beams from old bridge remain
Location: 36.854346,-90.553798
Carries CR 411 over Cane Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 122.0 Feet
Span Length: 76.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Cane Creek at intersection CR 411 and CR 410 northwest of Poplar Bluff
History: Built 1916 by Miller & Borcherding; relocated here in 1924; replaced 2002
Built: 1916
Location: Butler County
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103962
Pile of beams
What was once a truss bridge is now a pile of rusting steel beams in somebody's field.
Photo taken by James Baughn
103963
More remnants
Photo taken by James Baughn
103964
New bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced late 2002 by a concrete span, old right-of-way and one concrete abutment still visible
Location: 36.814188,-90.524386
Carries CR 423 over Cane Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 127.9 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Cane Creek on CR 423 between US 60 and Route PP
History: Built ca. 1920; replaced 2002
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Butler County
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103965
Old pier
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a concrete span
Location: 36.765714,-90.514306
Carries CR 448 over Cane Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 155.8 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Cane Creek on CR 448 west of Poplar Bluff
History: Built 1902 by the Interstate Bridge Co.; replaced 1998
Built: 1902
Location: Butler County
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247764
01
Mo Dept of Transportation
247765
02
Mo Dept of Transportation
Status: Replaced by a concrete span
Location: 36.715296,-90.495262
Carries CR 472 over Cane Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 145.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over Cane Creek on CR 472 southwest of Poplar Bluff off Route M
History: Built or relocated here in 1972; replaced 1992
Built:
Location: Butler County
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Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Location: 36.663505,-90.466996
Carries MO 158 over Cane Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony/through plate girder
Total Length: 184.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.0 Feet
Overview: Pony plate girder bridge over Cane Creek on MO 158 at Harviell
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937
Location: Butler County
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103966
Looking southeast
Photo taken by David Backlin
103967
Looking northeast
Photo taken by David Backlin
103968
Looking east
Photo taken by David Backlin
103969
Looking west
Photo taken by David Backlin
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Location: 36.845002,-90.281254
Carries Colledge Street over Cattail Creek (CR 572)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge with wooden deck over Cattail Creek on Colledge Street (CR 572) in Rombauer
History: Built ca. 1960
Built: ca. 1960
Location: Butler County
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103970
Looking north
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Location: 36.845220,-90.280165
Carries Coombs Street (CR 575) over Cattail Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge with stone abutments over Cattail Creek on Coombs Street (CR 575) in Rombauer
History:
Built:
Location: Butler County
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103971
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
103972
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn
103973
Abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: No longer exists
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries over Black River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Black River just south of Hendrickson
History:
Built:
Location: Butler County
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Status: Main truss span replaced, but original approaches and piers remain
Location: 36.780927,-90.201495
Carries MO 51 over St. Francis River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 331.0 Feet
Span Length: 140.0 Feet
Overview: Lost skewed through truss bridge over St. Francis River on MO 51 (Old US 60) at Fisk
History: Built 1929; main span collapsed Dec. 1975; replaced and reopened Mar. 1976
Built: 1929
Location: Butler County
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103974
Overview of modern bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn
103975
Looking upstream
Photo taken by James Baughn
103976
Original concrete pier from 1929
Photo taken by James Baughn
103977
Under the approach
Photo taken by James Baughn
330367
Fisk Bridge
USACE Memphis District Photo 64615 Aug 1975
330368
Fisk Bridge
USACE Memphis District Photo 64611 Aug 1975
330369
Fisk Bridge
View upstream of the East end of the Fisk Bridge from the railroad bridge.
USACE Memphis District Photo 64619 James P. Flaherty Aug 28, 1975
330660
Fisk Bridge, Auust 28, 1975
View of the Fisk Bridge facing downstream from boat dock.
USACE Memphis District Photo 64617 James P. Flaherty Aug. 28, 1975
330838
Fisk Bridge, June 12, 1946
View looking upstream of the Fisk Bridge over St. Francis River at river mile 286.
USACE Memphis District Photo 49967, W. C. Durby June 12,1946
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.779837,-90.201713
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over St. Francis River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost girder bridge over St. Francis River on the Union Pacific Railroad at Fisk
History: Built 1921 (?) by the American Bridge Co.; replaced 2016
Built: 1921
Location: Butler County
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103978
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
103979
Close-up of main span
Photo taken by James Baughn
103980
Western trestle approach
Photo taken by James Baughn
103981
Eastern approach
Photo taken by James Baughn
103982
Under the western deck-girder approach
Photo taken by James Baughn
103983
Historic photo
This is a photo of a newspaper clipping of an historic photo showing both a wagon and a railroad through truss at Fisk. Date unknown.
375027
West approach
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2016
375026
Timber bents
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2016
375025
Shoe
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2016
375024
Replacement bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2016
375023
Plaque
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2016
375022
Pier
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2016
375021
Main span
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2016
375020
Deck girder span
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2016
375019
Concrete pier with timber bent cap
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2016
330661
Fisk Railroad Bridge, June 1946
View looking downstream of the MoPac Railroad bridge at Fisk Missouri, June 12, 1946
USACE Memphis Distict Photo 49966, W. C. Durby June 1946
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.904017,-90.467633
Carries Route O (formerly US 67) over Happy Hollow Branch
Design: slab
Design Details: Concrete slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Small concrete bridge on Route O (Old US 67) in Hendrickson
History:
Built:
Location: Butler County
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103984
Overview
Photo taken February 2006 by Jack Schmidt
103985
Plaque
Photo taken February 2006 by Jack Schmidt
Status: Open to one-lane traffic on a gravel road with an 8 ton weight limit
Preserved
Location: 36.646892,-90.300384
Carries CR 658 over Black River
Design: truss/pony/borcherding
Design Details: Swing Miller & Borcherding pony truss
Total Length: 219.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Swing bridge with two pony trusses over Black River on CR 658
History: Completed Nov. 15, 1917, by Miller and Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis. Closed in 1992 due to flood damage. Rehabilitated and reopened July 2, 1999.
Built: 1917
Location: Butler County
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103986
Overview of north side
Photo taken by James Baughn
103987
Oblique view of south side
Photo taken by James Baughn
103988
Deck view looking east
Photo taken by James Baughn
103989
Curve in western approach
Photo taken by James Baughn
103990
Tower
Photo taken by James Baughn
103991
Bottom of tower
Photo taken by James Baughn
103992
Top of tower
Photo taken by James Baughn
103993
Pivot pier and tower
Photo taken by James Baughn
103994
Wheels under east end
Photo taken by James Baughn
103995
Under the west approach
Photo taken by James Baughn
103996
Close-up of truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
103997
Lower chord
Photo taken by James Baughn
103998
Upper joint
Photo taken by James Baughn
103999
Signs
Photo taken by James Baughn
263973
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
464112
Photo taken by John Christeson in September 2018
464113
Photo taken by John Christeson in September 2018
464114
Photo taken by John Christeson in September 2018
464115
Photo taken by John Christeson in September 2018
Status: Open to railroad traffic on two tracks
Location: 36.672432,-90.468916
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Cane Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony plate girder bridge over Cane Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, just north of Harviell
History:
Built:
Location: Butler County
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104000
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
104001
Main span
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Abandoned and overgrown with kudzu, but reachable on foot
Location: 36.904764,-90.479206
Carries Old US 67 over Black River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details:
North span: Riveted, skewed, 9-panel Parker through truss, length 162 feet
Main span: Riveted, skewed, 11-panel Parker through truss, length 202 feet
Original south span: Riveted, skewed, 9-panel Parker through truss, length 162 feet, destroyed in 1965
Current south approach: Four steel stringer spans, total length 162 feet, built 1965
Total Length: 525.8 Feet
Span Length: 202.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned two-span through truss bridge over Black River near Hendrickson
History: Built 1933-34 as part of a realignment of US 67. Closed
in 1965 when a section collapsed after being hit by a truck; was reopened
in 29 days. Replacement bridge built 1976.
Built: 1933
Location: Butler County
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104002
Overview
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104003
Side view from east
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104004
Close-up of main span
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104005
South approach
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104006
Oblique view in summer
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104007
Side view from new bridge
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104008
Barrel shot in summer
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104009
North portal
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104010
Behind north portal
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104011
Close-up of north truss
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104012
Deck view of main span
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104013
Behind south portal
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104014
South portal
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104015
Deck of south approach
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104016
Old pavement leading south
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104017
Looking upstream
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104018
Skewed upper chord hip joint
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104019
Underneath main span
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104020
North abutment
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
104021
Lower joint
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by James Baughn
197198
Collapse of the southern span in 1965
Photo submitted by Joe Stokely
Status: Open to traffic, providing access to the Hendrickson boat ramp
Location: 36.907334,-90.478256
Carries CR 401 (formerly US 67) over Union Pacific Railroad
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 216.9 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete bridge with balusters on Old US 67 over the Union Pacific Railroad west of Hendrickson
History: Built 1933
Built: 1933
Location: Butler County
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104022
Looking south
Photo taken by James Baughn
104023
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn
104024
Looking north
Photo taken by James Baughn
104025
Expansion joint
Photo taken by James Baughn
104026
Remains of plaque
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Short stretch of pavement from eastern approach still visible
Location: 36.821388,-90.422830
Carries Route W (formerly US 67) over Black River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 8-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on Route W (originally US 67) at Hilliard northeast of Poplar Bluff
History: Replaced 1964
Built:
Location: Butler County
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495248
Hilliard Bridge
Photo taken by Bill Clanahan
Status: Abandoned, with most of deck missing.
Location: 36.860258,-90.268615
Carries Frisco Railroad over Drainage ditch
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned wooden trestle northeast of Rombauer next to CR 575
History:
Built:
Location: Butler County
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104027
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
104028
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
104029
Wooden pier
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.904501,-90.471936
Carries CR 501 over Branch of Black River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Small stone arch bridge over a Branch of Black River on CR 501 just west of Hendrickson
History:
Built:
Location: Butler County
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104030
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn
104031
South side
Photo taken by James Baughn
104032
Closeup of stonework
Photo taken by James Baughn
104033
Underneath
Photo taken by James Baughn
104034
View from above
Photo taken by James Baughn
104035
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.729710,-90.396317
Carries CR 307 over Main Ditch
Design: truss/pony/borcherding
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 39.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Main Ditch (Pike Creek) on CR 307 (Lone Star Road) just south of Poplar Bluff in Poplar Bluff
History: Built 1915; replaced August 2005
Built: 1915
Location: Butler County
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104036
West side
Photo taken August 2004 by James Baughn
104037
Deck view from south
Photo taken August 2004 by James Baughn
104038
East side
Photo taken August 2004 by James Baughn
104039
Close-up of truss
Photo taken August 2004 by James Baughn
104040
Close-up of beam
Photo taken August 2004 by James Baughn
104041
Upper chord joint
Photo taken August 2004 by James Baughn
104042
Lower chord joint
Photo taken August 2004 by James Baughn
104043
Underneath
Photo taken August 2004 by James Baughn
104044
View from below
Photo taken August 2004 by James Baughn
Status: Still in use
Location: 36.807420,-90.394210
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Black River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 539.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Two-span through truss bridge over Black River on the Union Pacific Railroad, between Poplar Bluff and Hilliard
History: Built 1906 by the American Bridge Co.
Built: 1906
Location: Butler County
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104045
Overview
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104046
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104047
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104048
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104049
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104050
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104051
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104052
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104053
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104054
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104055
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104056
Plaque
Photo taken by Craig Meador
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.798474,-90.521146
Carries Route PP (formerly US 60) over Cane Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Riveted, 6-panel Warren pony truss with verticals
Total Length: 211.9 Feet
Span Length: 70.2 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Cane Creek on Route PP (Old US 60) west of Poplar Bluff
History: Built 1924; replaced 2012
Built: 1924
Location: Butler County
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104057
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
104058
Main span
Photo taken by James Baughn
104059
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
104060
Close-up of truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
104061
Lower joint
Photo taken by James Baughn
104062
East end
Photo taken by James Baughn
104063
West end
Photo taken by James Baughn
104064
Underneath
Photo taken by James Baughn
104065
Plaque
Photo taken by James Baughn
104066
Old piers
A concrete abutment and some piers from an even older bridge can still be seen
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Removed
Location: 36.763104,-90.378154
Carries Frisco Railroad over Palmer Slough
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost wooden trestle on the Frisco Hoxie Branch Railroad over Palmer Slough near Sportmen's Park in Poplar Bluff
History: Demolished Fall 2007
Built:
Location: Butler County
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104067
Overview
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104068
Deck view
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104069
Wood pier
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104070
Abutment
Photo taken by Craig Meador
Status: Open to two-lane westbound traffic
Location: 36.756339,-90.390423
Carries Business US 60 over Black River
Design: truss/deck/warren/verticals
Design Details: Riveted Warren deck truss
Total Length: 398.8 Feet
Span Length: 129.9 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge on westbound Business US 60 (Pine Street) over Black River in Poplar Bluff
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 1986. Parallel eastbound bridge built 1975.
Built: 1934
Location: Butler County
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104071
Main span
Photo taken by James Baughn
104072
Side view from south
Photo taken by James Baughn
104073
Underneath
Photo taken by James Baughn
104074
Old and new spans
Photo taken by James Baughn
104075
West end
Photo taken by James Baughn
104076
East approach span
Photo taken by James Baughn
104077
Plaque
Photo taken by James Baughn
104078
Historic postcard
Status: Abandoned with deck and approaches removed
Location: 36.761288,-90.386308
Carries Frisco Railroad over Black River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Skewed, pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned Frisco Railroad bridge over Black River in Poplar Bluff, several blocks northeast of the courthouse
History: Built 1901, abandoned 1967. Was temporarily converted for vehicular use in 1968 to alleviate traffic problems
Built: 1901
Location: Butler County
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104079
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104080
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104081
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104082
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104083
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104084
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104085
Photo taken by Craig Meador
104086
Historic postcard
364071
Frisco - Black River Bridge (Poplar Bluff, MO)
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in May 2016
364072
Frisco - Black River Bridge (Poplar Bluff, MO)
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in May 2016
Status: Replaced by new concrete bridge in 2004
Location: 36.617718,-90.265690
Carries CR 655 over Drainage ditch
Design: truss/pony/borcherding
Design Details: Miller & Borcherding pony truss
Total Length: 102.2 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over a drainage ditch northwest of Qulin on CR 655
History: Built 1930, probably by R.L. Miller; replaced 2004
Built: 1930
Location: Butler County
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104087
Side view
This is a side view of the bridge in 2002 when it was still open to traffic
Photo taken by James Baughn
104088
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
104089
View of relocated bridge
However, by Summer 2004, the bridge had been dismantled and moved to the side of the road to make room for a new bridge.
Photo taken by James Baughn
104090
View from west
Photo taken by James Baughn
104091
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
104092
Close-up of lower joint
Photo taken by James Baughn
104093
Stringers at end of section
Photo taken by James Baughn
104094
Section of wooden approach
Photo taken by James Baughn
104095
New bridge construction
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: No longer exists
Location: 36.661170,-90.574246
Carries US 160 over Little Black River
Design: unknown
Design Details: Unknown
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over Little Black River on US 160 between Fairdealing and Harviell
History: Built 1924; replaced in 1963
Built: 1924
Location: Butler County
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Status: Replaced by a concrete span on a new alignment to the north
Location: 36.739092,-90.505882
Carries CR 450 over Cane Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss with a wooden deck
Total Length: 138.1 Feet
Span Length: 90.5 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss over Cane Creek on CR 450 west of Poplar Bluff
History: Built by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. during 1905-1906 at a cost of $1,700; replaced by a concrete bridge in 1994
Built: 1905
Location: Butler County
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118369
Photo taken December 1991 by Lloyd Grotjan for the Historic American Engineering Record
118370
Photo taken December 1991 by Lloyd Grotjan for the Historic American Engineering Record
118371
Photo taken December 1991 by Lloyd Grotjan for the Historic American Engineering Record
118372
Photo taken December 1991 by Lloyd Grotjan for the Historic American Engineering Record
118373
Photo taken December 1991 by Lloyd Grotjan for the Historic American Engineering Record
118374
Photo taken December 1991 by Lloyd Grotjan for the Historic American Engineering Record
118375
Photo taken December 1991 by Lloyd Grotjan for the Historic American Engineering Record
118376
Photo taken December 1991 by Lloyd Grotjan for the Historic American Engineering Record
118377
Photo taken December 1991 by Lloyd Grotjan for the Historic American Engineering Record
118378
Photo taken December 1991 by Lloyd Grotjan for the Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Replaced by a concrete span
Location: 36.820506,-90.588394
Carries CR 428 over Tenmile Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 89.9 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Tenmile Creek on CR 428 west of Route PP
History: Built ca. 1920; replacement built 1995
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Butler County
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Status: No trace of old bridge visible
Location: 36.755904,-90.389854
Carries Vine Street over Black River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Main span: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss over Black River on Vine Street in Poplar Bluff
History: Built 1883, replacing an earlier wooden toll bridge
built by Daniel Kitchen in 1868 which had collapsed. Closed
to traffic in 1968 because of poor condition, and soon replaced
by a new concrete bridge at the same location
Built: 1883
Location: Butler County
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104097
Postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.861646,-90.430235
Carries Route O (at one time US 67) over Wilby Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Concrete slab
Total Length: 23.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete slab bridge over Wilby Creek on Route O (formerly US 67)
History: Built 1921
Built: 1921
Location: Butler County
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114711
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Unknown status
Location: 36.745000,-90.416667
Carries Hudson Drive over Pike Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Pike Creek on Hudson Drive
History: Built or relocated here ca. 1970
Built:
Location: Butler County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries CR 654 over Drainage ditch
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over a drainage ditch on CR 654
History: Replaced 1991
Built:
Location: Butler County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.765920,-90.365740
Carries Route B (Old US 60) over Drainage ditch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with concrete balustrade
Total Length: 154.9 Feet
Span Length: 52.2 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Drainage ditch on Route B (Old US 60)
History: Built 1949
Built: 1949
Location: Butler County
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Status: Open to traffic
Scheduled for Replacement
Location: 36.561906,-90.550969
Carries Mo 142 E over Hart Drainage Ditch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Hart Drainage Ditch on Mo 142 E
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Butler County
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Status: Open to traffic
Scheduled for Replacement
Location: 36.560589,-90.436906
Carries Mo 142 E over Long Slough Drainage Ditch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 67.9 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Long Slough Drainage Ditch on Mo 142 E
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Butler County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.663636,-90.479022
Carries Mo 158 E over County Drainage Ditch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 55.1 Feet
Span Length: 17.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over County Drainage Ditch on Mo 158 E
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937
Location: Butler County
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Status:
Location: 36.719182,-90.496404
Carries over Cane Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Cane Creek upstream from County Road 472
History:
Built:
Location: Butler County
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Status:
Location: 36.753580,-90.609083
Carries Private drive over Beaverdam Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Beaverdam Creek on Private drive
History:
Built:
Location: Butler County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.574975,-90.395817
Carries CR 352 over Drainage ditch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 30.5 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Drainage ditch on CR 352
History: Built 1983
Built: 1983
Location: Butler County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.562407,-90.521002
Carries US 67 over Neelyville Drainage Ditch
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.3 Feet
Overview: Concrete slab bridge over Neelyville Drainage Ditch on US 67
History: Built 1941
Built: 1941
Location: Butler County
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364352
US 67 S over Neelyville Drain D
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
364353
US 67 S over Neelyville Drain D
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.560152,-90.399303
Carries Route HH over Stilcamp Drainage Ditch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 66.9 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Stilcamp Drainage Ditch on Route HH
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954
Location: Butler County
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364354
Rt HH S over Stilcamp Drain DTC
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
364355
Rt HH S over Stilcamp Drain DTC
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.560009,-90.373270
Carries Route HH over Ackerman Drainage Ditch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 66.9 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Ackerman Drainage Ditch on Route HH
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954
Location: Butler County
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364356
Rt HH S over Ackerman Drain DTC
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
364357
Rt HH S over Ackerman Drain DTC
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 36.741039,-90.406644
Carries MO 53 over Missouri Pacific Railroad
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Main span: Riveted, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Missouri Pacific Railroad on MO 53
History: Replaced 1990
Built:
Location: Butler County
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416836
Walkway
Photo taken by Jeff Downing and submitted by Craig Meador
416837
Overview
Photo taken by Jeff Downing and submitted by Craig Meador
416838
Distant view
Photo taken by Jeff Downing and submitted by Craig Meador
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.737464,-90.411850
Carries S. 11th Street (Old US 67) over Pike Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 51.8 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Pike Creek on S. 11th Street (Old US 67)
History:
Built:
Location: Butler County
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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.
