Status: Replaced by a new bridge on altered alignment
Location: 36.646869,-94.446801
Carries CR SW-71-10 (Canning Factory Road) over Indian Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Two pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 222.0 Feet
Span Length: 111.8 Feet
Overview: Lost two-span through truss bridge over Indian Creek on SW-71-10 (Canning Factory Road) in the southwest part of Anderson
History: Built 1908 by the Marcus Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 2001
Built: ca. 1910
Location: McDonald County
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323949
Photos anonymously posted to the forum on January 16, 2013
323950
Photos anonymously posted to the forum on January 16, 2013
323951
Photos anonymously posted to the forum on January 16, 2013
323952
Photos anonymously posted to the forum on January 16, 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.641129,-94.429407
Carries Cedar Road (Old MO 76) over Indian Creek
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 311.9 Feet
Span Length: 105.0 Feet
Overview: Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Indian Creek on Cedar Road (Old MO 76) at Anderson
History: Built 1929 by contractor M.E. Gillioz
Built: 1929
Location: McDonald County
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106157
Overview
Photo taken June 2005 by David Backlin
106158
Side view
Photo taken June 2005 by David Backlin
106159
Deck view looking east
Photo taken June 2005 by David Backlin
106160
Deck view looking west
Photo taken June 2005 by David Backlin
106161
East end
Photo taken June 2005 by David Backlin
106162
West end
Photo taken June 2005 by David Backlin
106163
Main pier
Photo taken June 2005 by David Backlin
106164
Underneath pier
Photo taken June 2005 by David Backlin
106165
Underneath arch
Photo taken June 2005 by David Backlin
106166
Plaque
Photo taken June 2005 by David Backlin
106167
Builders plaque
Photo taken June 2005 by David Backlin
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 36.599396,-94.449592
Carries Route EE (old US 71, formerly MO 88) over Indian Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Three riveted, 6-panel Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 305.0 Feet
Span Length: 109.9 Feet
Overview: Three-span through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Route EE in Lanagan
History: Built 1928; Replaced 2021
Built: 1928
Location: McDonald County
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106168
Portal view
Photo submitted by Jeremy Lance
128073
Postcard
Status: No longer exists
Location: 36.640699,-94.565347
Carries McMillen Road (CR SW-76-48) over Branch of Elk River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Skewed stone arch bridge
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 38.0 Feet
Overview: Lost stone arch bridge over a branch of Elk River on McMillen Road, west of Anderson
History: Built ca. 1930; replaced 2002
Built: ca. 1930
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Bypassed on a new alignment and 2 lane concrete bridge and converted to a pedestrian bridge.
Location: 36.616236,-94.182183
Carries Cowan Ridge Road (CR SE-E-58) over Big Sugar Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Main span: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
North approach: Pin-connected, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 209.9 Feet
Span Length: 140.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Big Sugar Creek on Cowan Ridge Road (CR SE-E-58), just southwest of Route E near Powell
History: Built 1914-15 by the East St. Louis Bridge Co.
Built: 1915
Location: McDonald County
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106169
South portal
Photo taken July 2005 by David Backlin
106170
North portal
Photo taken July 2005 by David Backlin
106171
Main span
Photo taken July 2005 by David Backlin
106172
Oblique view
Photo taken July 2005 by David Backlin
106173
North approach
Photo taken July 2005 by David Backlin
106174
Center pier
Photo taken July 2005 by David Backlin
106175
Portal bracing
Photo taken July 2005 by David Backlin
106176
Looking overhead
Photo taken July 2005 by David Backlin
106177
Behind portal
Photo taken July 2005 by David Backlin
106178
Under approach
Photo taken July 2005 by David Backlin
106179
Under main span
Photo taken July 2005 by David Backlin
106180
Lower joint
Photo taken July 2005 by David Backlin
106181
Upper joint
Photo taken July 2005 by David Backlin
130189
Photo taken by Gene McCluney in October 2007
130190
Photo taken by Gene McCluney in October 2007
130191
Photo taken by Gene McCluney in January 2008
224588
Photo taken by Larry Dooley in February 2012
224589
Photo taken by Larry Dooley in February 2012
224590
Photo taken by Larry Dooley in February 2012
224111
Photo taken by Larry Dooley in March 2011
224112
Photo taken by Larry Dooley in March 2011
224113
Photo taken by Larry Dooley in March 2011
224114
Photo taken by Larry Dooley in March 2011
224115
Photo taken by Larry Dooley in March 2011
224116
Photo taken by Larry Dooley in March 2011
224591
Barry 2 stitch
Photo taken by Larry Dooley in February 2012
279981
New bridge Image from old bridge.
Photo taken by Larry Dooley
279982
Image
Photo taken by Larry Dooley
279983
Image
Photo taken by Larry Dooley
279984
Image
Photo taken by Larry Dooley
279985
Image
Photo taken by Larry Dooley
279986
Image
Photo taken by Larry Dooley
279987
Image
Photo taken by Larry Dooley
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.670924,-94.604142
Carries MO 43 over Buffalo Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 243.1 Feet
Span Length: 52.5 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Buffalo Creek on MO 43
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: McDonald County
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123699
Below Deck
Photo taken by David Backlin in October 2005
123700
Sideview
Photo taken by David Backlin in October 2005
123701
North Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in October 2005
123702
Deck View
Photo taken by David Backlin in October 2005
123703
South Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in October 2005
177621
Close-up of Railing & Repaired Deck Damage
Photo taken by David Backlin in September 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.562680,-94.343770
Carries Rains Road (old US 71) over Branch of Little Sugar Creek Bridge
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Tee beam
Total Length: 110.9 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete bridge over a branch of Little Sugar Creek Bridge on Rains Road
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926
Location: McDonald County
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125121
Bridge Plaque
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2008
125122
Side View
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2008
125123
West Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2008
125124
Deck View
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2008
125125
East Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2008
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.602644,-94.451882
Carries Route EE (old US 71) over KCS Railroad
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 143.1 Feet
Span Length: 52.5 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over the KCS Railroad on Route EE in Lanagan
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 36.549267,-94.493453
Carries MO 59 over Elk River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost three-span concrete arch bridge over Elk River on MO 59 (formerly US 71) at Noel
History: Built ca. 1925; replaced 1982
Built: ca. 1925
Location: McDonald County
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128074
Color postcard
128075
Postcard
151816
Photo by Eric Kinkhorst
284900
Elk River Bridge
345448
Linen Postcard View of the Elk River Bridge
Martha Carver
413547
Remnants of South End
Remnants of south end, now a small picnic area
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2016
442129
circa 1925
Old Postcard View
448252
Elk River Bridge, concrete arch
1940
Missouri State Archives
448253
Elk River Bridge, concrete arch
1940
Missouri State Archives
448254
Elk River Bridge, concrete arch
1940
Missouri State Archives
449269
Elk River Bridge
1951
Missouri State Archives
Status: Open to private traffic
Location: 36.714849,-94.421121
Carries Sherwood Lane over Beaver Branch
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.3 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Beaver Branch on Shearwood Lane
History: Built 1943
Built: 1943
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 36.588667,-94.387307
Carries US 71 (formerly MO 88) over Elk Rvr
Design: unknown
Design Details: Riveted, 8-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Elk River on US 71 (formerly MO 88, now Business US 71) at Pineville
History: Built ca. 1925; replaced 1965
Built: ca. 1925
Location: McDonald County
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128076
Postcard
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 36.585047,-94.454700
Carries Elk Springs Road over Elk River
Design: floating/pontoon
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pontoon bridge over Elk River on Elk Springs Road
History: Replaced 1935(?)
Built:
Location: McDonald County
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128077
Postcard deck view
128078
Postcard
Status: Lost
Location: 36.585043,-94.452456
Carries Kansas City Southern Railway over Elk River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Elk River on the Kansas City Southern Railway
History:
Built: ca 1905
Location: McDonald County
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128083
Postcard
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: No longer exists
Location: 36.512417,-94.482413
Carries Deer Creek Road over Butler Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Riveted Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 115.2 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Butler Creek on Deer Creek Road
History: Built 1934; replaced 1997
Built: 1934
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.652159,-94.442704
Carries MO 59 (formerly US 71) over Beaver Spring
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 75.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Beaver Spring on MO 59 (formerly US 71) in Anderson
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928
Location: McDonald County
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139130
West Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2009
139131
Oblique View
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2009
139132
Side View from Below
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.650930,-94.443090
Carries Main Street over Beaver Branch
Design: slab
Design Details: Concrete slab
Total Length: 56.1 Feet
Span Length: 14.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete slab bridge over Beaver Branch on Main Street in Anderson
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930
Location: McDonald County
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139127
West Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2009
139128
East Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2009
139129
Side View
Photo taken by David Backlin in April 2009
316826
Photo taken by Kyle Nelson in February 2015
316827
Photo taken by Kyle Nelson in February 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.716308,-94.420536
Carries Kansas City Southern Railway over MO 59/BUS US 71 (old US 71)
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over MO 59/BUS US 71 on Kansas City Southern Railway
History:
Built:
Location: McDonald County
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141161
Driving South
Photo taken by David Backlin in June 2009
182349
North Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin
182350
West Embankment
Photo taken by David Backlin
182351
South Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.547407,-94.617872
Carries Blecha Road over Cave Springs Branch
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Two closed-spandrel concrete arches
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet
Overview: Two-span concrete arch bridge over Cave Springs Branch on Blecha Road at the Oklahoma line
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914
Location: McDonald County
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177609
Close-up of Arch
Photo taken by David Backlin
177610
North Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin
177611
Side View
Photo taken by David Backlin
215811
Photo taken by Gene McCluney in October 2011
215812
Photo taken by Gene McCluney in October 2011
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.642410,-94.413220
Carries CR SE 7610 over Thief Hollow
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete culvert bridge over Thief Hollow on CR SE 7610
History:
Built:
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Open to traffic
Scheduled for Replacement beginning 9-19-11
Location: 36.660441,-94.575322
Carries Mo 43 over Patterson Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 138.1 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Patterson Creek on Mo 43
History: Built 1933
Built: 1933
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.516160,-94.611309
Carries MO 43 over Honey Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Concrete slab with concrete balustrade
Total Length: 216.9 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete slab bridge over Honey Creek on MO 43 in Southwest City
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.630651,-94.586874
Carries Mo 43 over Elk River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 409.1 Feet
Span Length: 161.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Elk River on Mo 43
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Open to traffic with 7 Ton weight limit
Location: 36.714890,-94.421050
Carries Shearwood Drive over Beaver Branch
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.3 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Beaver Branch on Shearwood Dr
History:
Built: 1943
Location: McDonald County
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182465
Looking Northwest
Photo taken by David Backlin
182466
East Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin
182467
West Embankment
Photo taken by David Backlin
Status: Open to traffic with 5 Ton weight limit
Location: 36.702775,-94.428713
Carries Blackstock Lane over Beaver Branch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber piles
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.3 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over Beaver Branch on Blackstock Lane
History:
Built: 1943
Location: McDonald County
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182468
Deck View
Photo taken by David Backlin
182469
West Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin
182470
East End
Photo taken by David Backlin
182471
Side View
Photo taken by David Backlin
182472
East Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.751587,-94.524002
Carries Route B over Buffalo Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 186.0 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Buffalo Creek on Route B
History: Built 1959
Built: 1959
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Open to One Lane Traffic
Location: 36.549444,-94.475833
Carries Route H over Mill Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 148.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Mill Creek on Route H
History: Built 1963
Built: 1963
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.626589,-94.181939
Carries Route E over Mikes Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 170.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.7 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Mikes Creek on Route E
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Open
Location: 36.652252,-94.444353
Carries MO 59 (old US 71) over Kansas City Southern Rw
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Kansas City Southern Rw on MO 59 (old US 71)
History:
Built: 1900
Location: McDonald County
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448261
US 70 Overpass, KC Southern Tracks
Anderson MO
Missouri State Archives
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.678189,-94.432250
Carries Drake Lane over Drainage ditch
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 20.0 Feet
Span Length: 8.9 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Drainage ditch on Drake Lane
History: Built 1958
Built: 1958
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.519500,-94.611700
Carries Blankenship Park access road over Branch of Honey Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Honey Creek on Blankenship Park access road
History: Built ca. 1930
Built:
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.551864,-94.500039
Carries MO 90 over Yarnell Branch
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 32.5 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Yarnell Branch on MO 90 in Noel
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.621594,-94.180117
Carries Route E over Big Sugar Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 244.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Big Sugar Creek on Route E
History: Built 1947; Replaced 2018
Built: 1947
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.571489,-94.139911
Carries Route KK over Pine Creek
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 109.9 Feet
Span Length: 40.4 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over Pine Creek on Route KK
History: Built 1962; Replaced 2019
Built: 1962
Location: McDonald County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.545455,-94.489311
Carries Mian Street over Butler Creek
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over Butler Creek on Main Street
History:
Built:
Location: McDonald County
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471887
Main Street Bridge
looking north
Photo from old postcard
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.
