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Bethel Bridge

Status: Open to one-lane traffic on a paved road

Location: 36.529824,-90.707842

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Carries Route KK over Little Black River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 162.0 Feet
Span Length: 61.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Little Black River on Route KK southwest of Oxly
History: Built 1959
Built: 1959

Location: Ripley County

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106978

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Overview

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106979

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Oblique view

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106980

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Deck view

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106981

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Close-up of truss

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106982

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Upper joint

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Ditch No. 3 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.536667,-90.593333

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Carries CR 142E-46 over Ditch No. 3
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 14.1 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Ditch No. 3 on CR 142E-46
History: Built 1935; rehabilitated 1986
Built: 1935

Location: Ripley County

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Doniphan Bridge (1928)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 36.617088,-90.838486

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Carries US 160 over Current River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: From west to east One concrete deck girder span, 33 feet long One concrete deck girder span, 32.5 feet long Three riveted, 8-panel Parker through truss spans, each 152 feet long Twenty-three concrete deck girder spans, each 42.5 feet long
Total Length: 1493.0 Feet
Span Length: 152.0 Feet

Overview: Lost three-span through truss bridge over Current River on US 160 at Doniphan
History: Completed 1928, replacing an 1898 bridge. Replaced in 1991.
Built: 1928

Location: Ripley County

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106987

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Postcard

This postcard shows the bridge just after it opened, but before the previous bridge was demolished

123871

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View Showing South Side Of Parker Through Truss Spans, Looking Upstream

Photos taken by James K. Corrigan in 1990 and 1991

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123872

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View Of Concrete Piers And Through Truss Spans, Looking East

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123873

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View Showing Western Approach Deck Girder Spans And West Portal Of Through Truss Spans

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123874

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View Showing East Portal Of Through Truss Spans

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123875

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View Showing Underside And South Side Of Westernmost Truss Span

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123876

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View Showing Underside Of Westernmost Truss Span

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123877

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View Showing Eastern Approach Deck Girder Spans

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123878

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View Showing Concrete Bents Of Eastern Deck Girder Spans

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123879

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View Showing Concrete Bents And Girders Of Eastern Deck Girder Spans

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433209

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Current River Bridge

1928 Postcard image provided by David Shedlock

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Doniphan Bridge (1898)

Status: No longer exists

Location: 36.617588,-90.839412

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Carries over Current River
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Two pin-connected, 12-panel Camelback Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 1647.0 Feet
Span Length: 225.0 Feet

Overview: Lost two-span through truss bridge over Current River at Doniphan
History: Built 1898 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. for $7870; replaced 1928 by a new truss bridge
Built: 1898

Location: Ripley County

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106988

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Postcard: Old and older

This postcard shows the first and second Doniphan bridges standing side by side

106989

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Postcard: Portal view

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Hemenway Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.553350,-90.656650

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Carries CR H-5 over Ditch No. 2
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Ditch No. 2 on CR H-5, north of Hemenway and south of Sewell Bridge
History: Built 1923, probably moved here from elsewhere
Built: 1923

Location: Ripley County

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106990

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Overview

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106991

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Oblique view

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106992

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Deck view

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106993

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Close-up of truss

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106994

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Upper joint

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106995

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Lower joint

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106996

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Plaque

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Little Black River CR 142E-42 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 36.577542,-90.636886

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Carries 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 CR 142E-42 west of Naylor
History: Replaced in 1990
Built:

Location: Ripley County

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Little Black River CR B-3A Bridge

Status: Closed to traffic after deck damaged by fire

Location: 36.601068,-90.601534

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Carries CR B-3A over Little Black River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 82.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden deck bridge over Little Black River on CR B-3A north of Naylor
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930

Location: Ripley County

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106997

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Overview

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Little Black River CR H-7 Bridge

Status: Unknown status

Location: 36.545000,-90.690000

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Carries CR H-7 over Little Black River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 86.0 Feet
Span Length: 18.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden deck bridge over Little Black River on dead-end CR H-7 south of Oxly
History: Built ca. 1950
Built: ca. 1950

Location: Ripley County

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Little Black River MO 142 Bridge

Status: Open to two-lane traffic on a paved road
Scheduled for demolition summer 2020

Location: 36.594107,-90.615772

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Carries MO 142 over Little Black River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Three riveted, skewed, 5-panel Pratt pony trusses
Total Length: 157.1 Feet
Span Length: 51.5 Feet

Overview: Three-span pony truss bridge over Little Black River on MO 142, northwest of Naylor
History: Originally built 1922 on MO 25 over Castor River; trusses relocated here in 1949
Built: 1922

Location: Ripley County

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106998

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South side

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106999

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North side

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107000

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Deck view

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107001

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Close-up of truss

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107002

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West span

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107003

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Middle span

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107004

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Pier

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107005

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Lower joint

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107006

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Underneath

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364349

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Little Black River MO 142 Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016

364350

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Little Black River MO 142 Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016

364351

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Little Black River MO 142 Bridge-SIGN

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016

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Logan Creek CR N-3 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 36.563358,-90.687646

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Carries CR N-3 over Logan Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 98.1 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Logan Creek on CR N-3 west of Naylor
History: Built 1923; replaced by a new bridge in 1999
Built: 1923

Location: Ripley County

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Logan Creek Old US 160 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic on a paved road

Location: 36.652638,-90.742582

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Carries CR 160E-12 (formerly US 160) over Logan Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Logan Creek on CR 160E-12 (Old US 160), northeast of Doniphan
History: Built 1923; made obsolete by new US 160 alignment in 1974
Built: 1923

Location: Ripley County

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151475

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Deck view

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151476

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Truss

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151477

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Overview

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151478

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Plaque

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151479

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Wooden beams below the deck

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321962

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Overview

looking east

Photo taken by John Christeson in April 2015

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Oxly Military Road Bridge

Status: Open to one-lane traffic

Location: 36.590736,-90.686818

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Carries CR 142E-30 (Old Military Road) over Logan Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 146.0 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet

Overview: Wooden deck bridge over Logan Creek on CR 142E-30 (Old Military Road), just south of Oxly
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930

Location: Ripley County

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107009

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Oblique view

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107010

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Deck view looking north

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107011

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Deck view looking south

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107012

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Main spans

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107013

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Stringers

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107014

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Missing boards

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107015

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Old piers in water

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Ripley County Road K-1 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.669167,-90.755833

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Carries CR K-1 over Branch of Logan Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 78.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Logan Creek on CR K-1
History: Built ca. 1950
Built: ca. 1950

Location: Ripley County

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Ripley County Road N-2A Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 36.544444,-90.730833

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Carries CR N-2A over Branch of Harris Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 36.0 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet

Overview: Lost wooden bridge over a branch of Harris Creek on CR N-2A
History: Built ca. 1940
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Ripley County

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Sewell Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.565860,-90.656650

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Carries CR H-5 over Little Black River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Riveted, 8-panel Warren pony truss with verticals
Total Length: 90.9 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Little Black River on CR H-5, just north of Hemenway Bridge
History: Built 1924, but may have been moved to this location from elsewhere
Built: 1924

Location: Ripley County

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107016

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Overview

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107017

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Deck view

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107018

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Close-up of truss

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107019

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Laced girder

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107020

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Upper joint

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107021

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Lower joint

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107022

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Lower chord

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Sinsabaugh Little Black River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic on a gravel road

Location: 36.510556,-90.710833

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Carries CR H-10 over Little Black River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 112.8 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Plank span over Little Black River on CR H-10 west of Sinsabaugh
History: Built ca. 1940
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Ripley County

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107023

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Overview

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Branch of Little Black River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Scheduled for Replacement July 2011

Location: 36.746525,-90.735858

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Carries Route K over Branch of Little Black River
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 9.8 Feet

Overview: Culvert bridge over Branch of Little Black River on Route K
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954

Location: Ripley County

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Hurricane Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Scheduled for Replacement June 2011

Location: 36.538057,-90.843770

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Carries Route A over Hurricane Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 180.1 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Hurricane Creek on Route A
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 1994
Built: 1934

Location: Ripley County

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Buzzard Creek Bridge

Status: Open to One Lane Traffic

Location: 36.597903,-90.615114

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Carries Route B over Buzzard Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 92.9 Feet
Span Length: 37.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Buzzard Creek on Route B
History: Built 1956
Built: 1956

Location: Ripley County

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Logan Creek Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 36.593868,-90.695121

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Carries Predecessor to MO 142 over Logan Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Concrete slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned slab bridge over Logan Creek on Predecessor to MO 142
History:
Built:

Location: Ripley County

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Little Black River Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 36.597801,-90.611090

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Carries Predecessor to Route B over Little Black River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss (?)
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned through truss bridge over Little Black River on the predecessor to Route B
History:
Built:

Location: Ripley County

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Ripley County Road B-3A Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 36.592000,-90.602100

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Carries CR B-3A over Ditch No. 2
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Ditch No. 2 on CR B-3A
History: Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1986
Built: ca. 1920

Location: Ripley County

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East Fork Fourche Creek MO 142 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.595342,-90.933333

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Carries MO 142 over East Fork Fourche Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 83.0 Feet
Span Length: 27.6 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over East Fork Fourche Creek on MO 142
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935

Location: Ripley County

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North Fork Fourche Creek MO 142 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.586333,-90.962294

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Carries MO 142 over North Fork Fourche Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 98.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.5 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over North Fork Fourche Creek on MO 142
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Ripley County

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Briar Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.607250,-90.857400

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Carries MO 21/MO 142 over Briar Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 145.0 Feet
Span Length: 48.6 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Briar Creek on MO 21/MO 142
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Ripley County

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Powder Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.600825,-90.868492

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Carries MO 21 over Powder Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 100.1 Feet
Span Length: 33.5 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Powder Creek on MO 21
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Ripley County

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Fourche Creek MO 142 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.584467,-90.984239

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Carries MO 142 over Fourche Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 128.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.7 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Fourche Creek on MO 142
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940

Location: Ripley County

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Little Black River Railroad Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 36.579837,-90.633739

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Carries Former railroad over Little Black River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned bridge over Little Black River on Former railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Ripley 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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