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Photos taken July 2005 by Bob Estes

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Plaque

1917
The Canton Bridge Co.
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Canton Ohio

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Bear Creek on CR 1620
Location: Cedar County, Missouri
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built 1917 by the Canton Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1988
Builder: - Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 124.0 ft.
Total length: 125.9 ft.
Deck width: 11.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.65370, -93.63736 (decimal degrees)
37°39'13" N, 93°38'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/443778/4167584 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 34 N., R. 25 W., Sec. 26
USGS topographic map: Bearcreek
Inventory numbers: MO 020-287000.2 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 21045 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21199 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2007): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 40

Update Log

July 29, 2005: Posted photos from Bob Estes

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Bob Estes - bestes2000 [at] qwest [dot] net

Comments

Bear Creek Bridge

Posted July 10, 2008, by WmKeith (wmkeithbone [at] yahoo [dot] com)

The 2006 dates of the previous message pictures were in error. I did not realize my camera was miss-dated the pictures should have read 2008/07/10 sorry for any confusion

wkb

Bear Creek Bridge

Posted July 10, 2008, by Wm Keith (wmkeithbone [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I just drove over the old Bear Creek Bridge on Missouri Cedar County Road 1620. The Bridge as built in 1917 is still intact, however in need of repair. I took pictures of the Bridge Plaque and the car crossing the bridge. This Bear Creek Bridge has not been destroyed as of today.

wkb

Bear Creek Bridge

Posted November 18, 2007, by Bob Estes (bestesyet [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Another one bites the dust! After a long fight by locals, the Bear Creek Bridge is being replaced by a modern bridge. When I saw it the flooring and plaques had been removed, preparatory to demolition.

This was one of the most picturesque bridges in the county. It was in a country setting, where is crossed the millpond above the dam at the site of one of the earliest gristmills in the county. The mill is gone but the dam remains. I am deeply saddened by the demise of this bridge.