Status: Line currently out of service, but is being turned into a rail trail.
Location: 38.438993,-93.001204
Carries Rock Island Railroad over Gabriel Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 180.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Three span deck plate girder bridge over Gabriel Creek on the Rock Island Railroad at Stover
History:
Built:
Location: Morgan County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.495000,-92.853333
Carries Glensted Road over Branch of Straight Fork
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 23.9 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over a branch of Straight Fork on Glensted Road
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Morgan County
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Status: Washed away by a flash flood during July 1998
Location: 38.326102,-92.835076
Carries Route TT (formerly MO 5) over Gravois Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 370.0 Feet
Span Length: 69.8 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Gravois Creek on Route TT at Gravois Mills
History: Built 1925; destroyed by flooding in 1998; replaced by new bridge in 1999
Built: 1925
Location: Morgan County
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Status: Line currently out of service
Location: 38.434914,-93.062841
Carries Inactive Rock Island RR over Haw Creek
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: 1 - 70' Deck Plate Girder
1 - 100' Warren deck truss
1 - 70' Deck Plate Girder
3 Panel Ballasted Deck Pile Trestle
Total Length: 240.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over Haw Creek on former Rock Island RR
History:
Built: 1903
Location: Morgan County
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106535
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn
273862
View from south
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2014
506788
RI - Haw Creek Bridge
view c1914
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.399332,-92.825209
Carries Old Five Road over Branch of Little Gravois Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss on Old Five Road over a branch of Little Gravois Creek
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922
Location: Morgan County
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106536
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
106537
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
106538
Close-up of truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.648381,-92.923801
Carries Route JJ over Richland Creek
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Riveted, polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 215.8 Feet
Span Length: 120.7 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Richland Creek on Route JJ, southwest of Syracuse
History: Built 1957; Replaced 2010
Built: 1957
Location: Morgan County
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106539
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
106540
Looking north
Photo taken by James Baughn
106541
Looking south
Photo taken by James Baughn
106542
Close-up of truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
106543
Looking upstream
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Line currently out of service
Location: 38.434574,-92.948687
Carries Rock Island Railroad over Middle Richland Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Three span deck plate girder with pile trestle approach
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 70.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Richland Creek on the Rock Island Railroad
History:
Built: 1903
Location: Morgan County
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106544
View from north
Photo taken by James Baughn
106545
View from south
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.553526,-92.794374
Carries Short Road (formerly MO 5) over Straight Fork
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete pony girder
Total Length: 121.1 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete girder bridge over Straight Fork on Short Road (Old MO 5)
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920
Location: Morgan County
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116756
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2007
116757
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2007
116758
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2007
116759
Pier
Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2007
116760
Railing
Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2007
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.555067,-92.794669
Carries Short Road (formerly MO 5) over Branch of Straight Fork
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 35.1 Feet
Span Length: 17.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete bridge over a branch of Straight Fork on Short Road (Old MO 5)
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920
Location: Morgan County
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116752
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2007
116753
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2007
116754
Plaque
Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2007
116755
Railing
Photo taken by James Baughn in December 2007
Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 38.434596,-92.966613
Carries Bridge Lane over Rock Island Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 85.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Closed wooden bridge over the abandoned Rock Island Railroad on Bridge Lane
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Morgan County
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269064
Image
Photo taken by Larry Dooley
269065
Image
Photo taken by Larry Dooley
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.275000,-92.821667
Carries Mo 5 over Soap Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 128.0 Feet
Span Length: 52.5 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Soap Creek on Mo 5
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Morgan County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 38.685249,-93.038077
Carries Old alignment of MO 135 over UPRR (Former MoPacific)
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over UPRR (Former MoPacific) on Old alignment of MO 135
History: Removed ca 1965 when US 50 was realigned through here.
Built:
Location: Morgan County
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333260
Looking south along old alighnemt
North abutment on the left, south visible across rail cut.
Photo taken by Clark Vance in July 2015
333261
North abutment/retaining structure
Photo taken by Clark Vance in July 2015
333262
Concrete footing
Photo taken by Clark Vance in July 2015
333263
North abutment
Footing is roughly 10 feet inside of this.
Photo taken by Clark Vance in July 2015
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.
