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Dry Creek CR 506 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.079049,-91.984464

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Carries CR 506 over Dry Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet

Overview: Tee beam bridge over Dry Creek on CR 506
History: Built ca. 1940
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Maries County

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Dry Fork Creek CR 409 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.244667,-91.677740

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Carries CR 409 over Dry Fork Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 69.8 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet

Overview: Tee beam bridge over Dry Fork Creek on CR 409
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930

Location: Maries County

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Fly Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic with a 15 ton weight limit

Location: 38.194819,-91.960256

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Carries CR 213 over Fly Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 98.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Tee beam bridge with concrete balustrades on CR 213 in Vienna
History: Built ca. 1940 by the Works Progress Administration
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Maries County

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106067

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Overview

Photo taken by James Baughn

106068

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Plaque

Built by
Works Progress
Administration

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106069

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Deck view

Photo taken by James Baughn

106070

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Close-up of railing section

Photo taken by James Baughn

106071

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Close-up of damage

Photo taken by James Baughn

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Lanes Fork CR 448 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.118056,-91.700278

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Carries CR 448 over Lanes Fork
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 120.0 Feet
Span Length: 49.8 Feet

Overview: Tee beam bridge over Lanes Fork on CR 448
History: Built 1940 by the Works Progress Administration
Built: 1940

Location: Maries County

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130556

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Deck view

Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2008

130557

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Oblique view

Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2008

130558

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Plaque

Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2008

130559

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Railing and creek

Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2008

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Maries County Road 310 Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 38.269041,-91.744822

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Carries CR 310 over Former Rock Island Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with wooden deck
Total Length: 110.9 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet

Overview: Lost wooden bridge over railroad track on CR 310
History:
Built: 1950

Location: Maries County

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Maries River CR 614 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.177805,-92.002730

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Carries CR 614 over Maries River
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 141.0 Feet
Span Length: 36.0 Feet

Overview: Tee beam bridge over Maries River on CR 614
History: Built ca. 1940
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Maries County

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Maries River CR 621 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.072833,-92.056474

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Carries CR 621 over Maries River
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 29.8 Feet

Overview: Tee beam bridge over Maries River on CR 621
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930

Location: Maries County

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Maries River Route AA Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 38.236667,-91.975000

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Carries Route AA over Maries River
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 45.0 Feet
Span Length: 44.6 Feet

Overview: Lost tee beam bridge over Maries River on Route AA
History: Built 1938; replaced 2001
Built: 1938

Location: Maries County

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Maries River Swinging Bridge

Status: Destroyed by flash flood, but remains still visible

Location: 38.257979,-91.993947

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Carries over Maries River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire suspension
Total Length: 254.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost suspension bridge over Maries River just off Route AA northwest of Vienna
History: Built 1928 by Joseph Dice
Built: 1928

Location: Maries County

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106072

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East abutment

Photo taken Summer 2006 by Paul Boudreau

106073

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Fallen towers

Photo taken Summer 2006 by Paul Boudreau

106074

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Northeast anchor

Photo taken Summer 2006 by Paul Boudreau

106075

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Southeast anchor

Photo taken Summer 2006 by Paul Boudreau

106076

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West abutment

Photo taken Summer 2006 by Paul Boudreau

106077

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Cable

Photo taken Summer 2006 by Paul Boudreau

113267

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Wieberg Bridge

This photo and caption appeared in the June 9, 1982, edition of the Unterrified Democrat of Linn, Missouri.

Photo supplied by Paul Boudreau

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Spring Creek CR 519 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.121963,-91.853185

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Carries CR 519 over Spring Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 105.0 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Spring Creek on CR 519
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930

Location: Maries County

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106078

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Overview

Photo taken by James Baughn

106079

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Deck view

Photo taken by James Baughn

106080

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Railing

Photo taken by James Baughn

289810

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Piers

Cold car led to fogged lens

Photo taken by Clark Vance in July 2014

289811

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Beams underneath

Photo taken by Clark Vance in July 2014

289812

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Footing

Lots of ghost boards and some remaining form wood.

Photo taken by Clark Vance in July 2014

289813

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Great location

Photo taken by Clark Vance in July 2014

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Sugar Creek CR 203 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.285999,-92.136810

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Carries Maries County Road 203 over Sugar Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Sugar Creek on CR 203 south of Meta
History: Built 1998-99 with a superstructure relocated from elsewhere
Built: 1999

Location: Maries County

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106081

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South side

Photo taken by James Baughn

106082

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Oblique view

Photo taken by James Baughn

106083

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Deck view

Photo taken by James Baughn

106084

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Truss from above

Photo taken by James Baughn

106085

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Upper joint

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106086

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Lower joint

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106087

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Lower chord

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106088

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Underneath

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Vienna Swinging Bridge

Status: Destroyed by flooding

Location: 38.201761,-91.977565

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Carries CR 213 (Ball Park Road) over Maries River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire suspension
Total Length: 312.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost suspension bridge over Maries River on CR 213 (Ball Park Road) northwest of Vienna
History: Built 1930 by Joseph Dice; bypassed by new bridge 1993; destroyed by flash flood in 1998(?)
Built: 1930

Location: Maries County

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106089

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1960: Side view

These two black-and-white photos show the bridge in 1960. Collection R1015 (Robert L. Elgin photograph collection), Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Rolla, University of Missouri-Rolla. Reproduced with permission of the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Rolla.

Photo posted by Paul Boudreau

106090

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1960: Deck view

Photo posted by Paul Boudreau

106091

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1981: Deck view

By 1981, the metal siding had been removed from the wooden towers and a low-water ford had been installed for vehicles exceeding the strict 5,000 pound weight limit.

Photo taken by Dr. Mark C. Stauter, July 1981. Reproduced by permission.

106092

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1981 overview

Photo taken by Dr. Mark C. Stauter, July 1981. Reproduced by permission.

106093

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1981 side view

Photo taken by Dr. Mark C. Stauter, July 1981. Reproduced by permission.

106094

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The scene today

On the right (facing east) is the modern bridge and the left is the site of the low-water ford.

Photo taken by James Baughn on Nov. 19, 2006

106095

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Southeast anchor

Photo taken by James Baughn on Nov. 19, 2006

106096

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Remaining cable

Photo taken by James Baughn on Nov. 19, 2006

106097

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East abutment

Photo taken by James Baughn on Nov. 19, 2006

106098

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Northwest anchor

Photo taken by James Baughn on Nov. 19, 2006

106099

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West abutment

Photo taken by James Baughn on Nov. 19, 2006

106100

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Remains of wooden tower

Photo taken by James Baughn on Nov. 19, 2006

106101

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Looking inside the tower

Photo taken by James Baughn on Nov. 19, 2006

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Gasconade River US 63 Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 38.157137,-91.872762

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Carries US 63 over Gasconade River
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost bridge over Gasconade River on US 63 between Vienna and Vichy
History: Replaced 1978 by a bridge on a new alignment
Built:

Location: Maries County

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125881

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Signpost made from girder

Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2008

125882

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End of the road

Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2008

125883

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Old highway 63

Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2008

125884

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Road closed sign

Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2008

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Indian Ford Lodge Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 38.189354,-91.907963

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Carries Predecessor of MO 42 over Gasconade River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Gasconade River on the predecessor to MO 42
History:
Built:

Location: Maries County

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128072

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Postcard

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Paydown Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Scheduled for replacement April 2012

Location: 38.228632,-91.800119

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Carries Mo 42 over Tributary of Mill Spring Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Tributary of Mill Spring Creek on Mo 42
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926

Location: Maries County

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Little Fly Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Scheduled for replacement April 2012

Location: 38.166667,-91.963333

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Carries Route V over Little Fly Creek
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 70.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet

Overview: Beam bridge over Little Fly Creek on Route V
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960

Location: Maries County

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Highway A Spring Creek bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.124260,-91.855456

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Carries Route A over Spring Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details:
Total Length: 283.2 Feet
Span Length: 62.7 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Spring Creek on Route A
History:
Built: 1951

Location: Maries 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.

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