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View Showing Truss And Approach, Looking North

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View Of Truss, Looking North

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View Of Bridge, Looking Northeast

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View Of Bridge, Looking Northwest

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View Showing Truss And Approach, Looking West

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View Of Truss, Looking West

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View Of Truss, Looking East

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View Of West Portal, Looking East

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View Of West Portal, Looking West

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View Of East Portal, Looking East

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View Showing Portal Connection, Northeast Corner

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View Showing Top Chord Panel Point Connection

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View Of Deck Support System, Showing Bottom Chord Panel Point Connections, Looking West

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View Of West Abutment, Looking West

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View Of East Abutment, Looking North

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View Showing Bearing, Northeast Corner

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Lost through truss over James River on Blue Springs Road (CR 143) northwest of Nixa in Springfield
Location: Springfield, Christian County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by new concrete bridge
History: Built 1920-21 by the Pioneer Construction Co. of Kansas City; replaced 1990
Builder: - Pioneer Construction Co. of Kansas City, Missouri
Design: Pin-connected, 9-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 157.0 ft.
Total length: 337.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.09189, -93.35707 (decimal degrees)
37°05'31" N, 93°21'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/468267/4105125 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 28 N., R. 22 W., Sec. 32
USGS topographic map: Nixa
Inventory number: BH 21248 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

September 14, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources

HAER MO-52 - Howard Ford Bridge
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