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South portal

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North portal

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Close-up of south end

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Looking southeast along side

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Looking southwest

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Looking northeast

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North end from side

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South end

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Another view of south end

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Damage to deck at south end

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Close-up of deck

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Below the south end

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Looking southeast from below

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Looking southwest from below

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View of stringers looking south

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Looking between stringers

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View of overlapping stringers

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Eyebar connections

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Lower chord joint from below

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North abutment

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Above the south portal

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Upper chord hip joint

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Upper chord joints and cross-bracing

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Wooden planks in creek

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View of north portal in summer

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South portal in summer

Map

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Facts

Overview: Derelict through truss over Lick Log Creek just south of Gipsy Bridge on CR 736
Location: Bollinger County, Missouri
Status: Abandoned with portions of deck missing, replaced by new truss bridge
History: Originally built across the Castor River at Zalma in 1900 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis. Moved to present location when the current Zalma Bridge was built 1930. Replaced 1995 by another Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri
Design: Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.15430, -90.18491 (decimal degrees)
37°09'15" N, 90°11'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/749996/4115700 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 29 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 28
USGS topographic map: Gipsy
Inventory number: BH 20884 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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