Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.950833,-90.991667
Carries MO 103 over Spring Branch
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 120.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Lost wooden bridge over Spring Branch on Pea Vine Road beyond the end of MO 103 at Big Spring
History: Built 1977; demolished 2019
Built: 1977
Location: Carter County
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104716
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
104717
Underneath
Photo taken by James Baughn
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Close-up of stringers
Photo taken by James Baughn
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Late September 2019
Photo taken by jesse berube
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.910290,-90.742078
Carries CR 256 (formerly US 60) over South Fork of Cane Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, 5-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 53.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over South Fork of Cane Creek south of Ellsinore on CR 256 (Old US 60)
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922
Location: Carter County
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104719
Looking south
Photo taken by James Baughn
104720
Looking north
Photo taken by James Baughn
104721
Truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
104722
Center panel
Photo taken by James Baughn
104723
Lower chord
Photo taken by James Baughn
104724
Lower joint
Photo taken by James Baughn
104725
Plaque
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.991992,-91.014742
Carries US 60 over Current River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: From west to east:
One riveted, 6-panel Pratt through truss
One riveted, 10-panel Parker through truss
Ten (?) Warren pony truss spans
Total Length: 1141.1 Feet
Span Length: 200.1 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Current River on US 60 at Van Buren
History: Built 1924-26 by M.E. Gillioz; demolished 1996
Built: 1926
Location: Carter County
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104726
Postcard
Postcard view of the bridge looking from the west
116764
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
116765
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116771
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116775
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116783
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116791
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Mo Dept of Transportation
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Mo Dept of Transportation
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Mo Dept of Transportation
428033
Van Buren Bridge
View west from below the south end of the Van Buren Bridge
MoDOT Photo Archives, uploaded by Rusty Weisman
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Van Buren Bridge, July 21, 1929
View North from the south end of the new Current River Bridge at Van Buren - with a span from the earlier bridge
MoDOT Photo Archive, uploaded by Rusty Weisman
461013
US Route 60 Current River Bridge at Van Buren
July 21, 1929 Highway Dept photo of the Current River Bridge on US Route 60 at Van Buren
MoDOT Photo Archives
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 36.992123,-91.014749
Carries Predecessor to US 60 over Current River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pin-connected, 12-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Current River at Van Buren
History: Replaced by a new bridge in 1924
Built:
Location: Carter County
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116703
Postcard
152063
From the Charles Elliott Gill Collection, Missouri State Archives
Submitted by Eric Kinkhorst
428032
First Van Buren Bridge and Replacement
July 21, 1929
MoDOT Photo Archives uploaded by Rusty Weisman
Status: Open to traffic
Scheduled for Replacement
Location: 36.950000,-90.766387
Carries Route N over Middle Brushy Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Middle Brushy Creek on Route N
History: Built 1924
Built: 1924
Location: Carter County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.830471,-90.822741
Carries MO 21 over Middle Fork of Little Black River
Design: beam/tee
Design Details:
Total Length: 98.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.5 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete tee beam bridge over Middle Fork of Little Black River on MO 21 in Grandin
History: Built 1927; replaced 2011
Built: 1927
Location: Carter County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Scheduled for Replacement
Location: 36.989623,-91.026803
Carries Route M over Pike Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 221.1 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Pike Creek on Route M
History: Built 1932; replaced 2015
Built: 1932
Location: Carter County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.932322,-90.747033
Carries Route A over North Fork of Cane Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over North Fork of Cane Creek on Route A
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922
Location: Carter 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.
