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MO-B Wyaconda River Bridge

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MO-B Wyaconda River Bridge

Primary Photographer(s): Nathan Holth and Rick McOmber

Bridge Documented: July 3, 2009

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MO-B Over Wyaconda River
Location
Near La Grange: Lewis County, Missouri: United States
Construction Date and Builder / Engineer
1932 By Builder/Contractor: Hartman and Clark Brothers
Rehabilitation Date
Not Available or Not Applicable
Main Span Length
185.0 Feet (56.4 Meters)
Structure Length
185.0 Feet (56.4 Meters)
Roadway Width
22 Feet (6.71 Meters)
Spans
1 Main Span(s)
Inventory Number
5610

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This historic bridge was demolished and replaced in 2013!

HistoricBridges.org found itself at this bridge unexpectedly and ended up documenting this bridge in the very last moments of daylight. Detail photos were acquired using a highly effective flash, and overview photos were taken by steadying the camera on whatever was available. Despite this, the photos came out not too bad all things considered. However, the darkness did not allow for more than a couple photos of the parallel historic railroad truss bridge. The railroad truss bridge is a six panel pin-connected Pratt through truss. The couple grainy photos acquired of this railroad bridge are available in this bridge's photo gallery.

The MO-B Bridge is a traditional and attractive example of a standard plan truss bridge in Missouri. It is located next a short distance from the aforementioned railroad bridge and a little further away is the Mississippi River, not visible from the bridge.

This bridge is one of Missouri's remaining standard plan truss bridges. As the first and second decades of the 20th Century passed by, the movement to have states develop standard plans for bridges for the purpose of bringing a greater measure of quality control, efficiency, and consistency to bridgework in the nation took hold. In response to this movement, states developed standard plans for the bridge types that were most common and functional during the period. From the mid 1910s through the 1940s, many (but not all) states had developed standard plans for truss bridges which were used to in situations where large spans were desirable. While these standard plan truss bridges meant an end to the diversity of truss bridge appearances and designs seen during the earlier period where individual bridge companies designed the bridges, these standard plan truss bridges remained among the most intricate and visually intriguing bridge types. In addition, variety was still achieved because these standard plans were revised over the years, and different designs for different span lengths existed, and differences in skew and span numbers create additional variety. Moreover, these standard plan truss bridges are interesting because while they are all similar within each state, they are quite different from state to state because each state designed its own standard plans for truss bridges, and the designs they chose might be quite different from other states. Among the fifty states differences seen among truss bridge standard plans include truss configuration, portal bracing designs, built-up and rolled beam designs and placements, railing, and plaques.

Missouri's standard plans for trusses are usually either a Parker truss (long spans), a Pratt through truss (medium spans), and a subdivided Warren pony truss (short spans). Perhaps the most distinctive feature of Missouri's standard plan through truss bridges is their portal bracing. On most truss bridges, the portal bracing is the most structurally and visually substantial piece of bracing on the bridge. While Missouri's portal bracing may be structurally substantial, visually it is one of the smallest portal bracings ever seen, consisting of a single rolled or built-up beam, depending on the bridge. The sway bracing on through truss bridges is also simple, often being the same design as the portal bracing, if less massive. In contrast, the diagonals and verticals of the truss web tend to be built-up beams that are more visually appealing because they contain a combination of v-lacing and battens to create their built-up beams at these locations. Top chords on the bridges are generally built-up box beams that include v-lacing on the bottom. Indeed, v-lacing is the trend on these bridges for built-up beams, along with battens. Lattice is not usually seen. Plaques on the bridges are simple and uninformative, with historical information limited to no more than the construction date. Looking at all the features of Missouri's standard plan truss bridges, in terms of aesthetic quality, they rate similarly in aesthetic quality standard plan truss bridges in other states.

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