Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Cooper County, Missouri

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Bellair Road Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Petite Saline Creek on Bellair Road
No longer exists
Built ca. 1960; rehabilitated 1987; replaced 2001

Boonslick Bridge
Steel stringer bridge over Missouri River, Union Pacific Railroad formerly Missouri Pacific Railroad on US 40/MO 5/M0 87 in Boonville
Open to traffic
Open 1995, replacing Boonville Bridge

Boonville Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 40, MO 5, and MO 87 at Boonville
Replaced by Boonslick Bridge
Opened to traffic July 4, 1924; replaced 1995

Boonville Railroad Bridge
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the abandoned MKT Railroad in Boonville
Railroad line discontinued
Built 1932, replacing an earlier bridge built in 1874. Abandoned in 1986.

Brushy Creek Route HH Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Brushy Creek on Route HH
Open to traffic
Built 1957

Bryant Bottom Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Lamine River on Bryant Bottom Road
Demolished to make room for replacement bridge
Built 1908 by the Missouri Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis; demolished 2005

California Drive Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Brush Creek on California Drive
Closed to all traffic
Built ca. 1930

Chouteau Creek Old US 40 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Chouteau Creek on the south I-70 frontage road (formerly US 40, later Route OO)
Open to traffic
Built 1924

Coopers Loop Bridge
Small concrete arch bridge on Coopers Loop, just off Route A east of Otterville
Open to traffic

Dick's Mill Bridge
Lost through truss over Moniteau Creek on Cotton Drive just beyond the end of Route T
Replaced by a new bridge in 1989
Built 1898 by the Springtown Bridge Co.

First Boonville Railroad Bridge
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1873-74 by the American Bridge Co. under W.G. Coolidge. Opened to railroad traffic Jan. 10, 1874. Rehabilitated 1883-84 by Kellogg and Maurice, of Athens, Pennsylvania. Replaced by the second Boonvill

Gootch's Mill Bridge
Through truss bridge over Petite Saline Creek at the end of Route V, southeast of Boonville
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1905-06, possibly replacing an earlier covered bridge

Guyers Ford Bridge
Through truss bridge over Petite Saline Creek on Guyers Ford Road
Open to traffic, but on a poorly maintained road
Built or relocated here in 1921

Hood Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Moniteau Creek on Hood Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1930

I-70 MO Exit 101
Bridge over I-70 on MO 5/US 40 (US 40 turns here) at Boonville
Open to traffic
Built with Interstate 70 in 1958

I-70 MO Exit 103
Bridge over I 70 on Route B in Boonville
Open to traffic
Built 1958

I-70 MO Exit 106
Bridge over I-70 on M0 87
Open to traffic
Built with Interstate 70 in 1958

I-70 MO Exit 111
Steel stringer bridge over Is 70 on Mo 179 S
Open to traffic
Built 1958

I-70 MO Exit 98
Steel stringer bridge over I 70 US 40 on Mo 41 Mo 135
Open to traffic
Built 1958

I-70E Lamine River Bridge
Steel stringer bridge over Lamine River on I 70 E US 40 E
Open to traffic
Built 1962; rehabilitated 1986

I-70W Lamine River Bridge
Steel stringer bridge over Lamine River on I 70 W US 40 W
Open to traffic
Built 1962; rehabilitated 1987

Imhoff Road Bridge
Two-span through truss bridge over Lamine River on Imhoff Road
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1907

Katy Trail I-70 Bridge
Deck plate girder bridge over I 70 US 40 on Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists
Built 1958 for Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad; currenty used by the Katy Trail

Klenken Bridge
Lost swinging bridge over Lamine River on Swinging Bridge Drive
Replaced by a modern concrete bridge
Built 1929 by Joseph Dice; replaced 1994

Kliethermes Drive Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Petite Saline Creek on Kliethermes Drive
No longer exists
Built ca. 1930

Lamine Mouth Railroad Bridge
Two-span through truss railroad bridge over Lamine River just south of its confluence with the Missouri River
Open to railroad traffic

Lamine River Katy Trail Bridge
Through truss bridge over Lamine River on the Katy Trail (Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad)
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists on the Katy Trail
Built 1909-10 by the King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, replacing an earlier wooden trestle

Lamine River MO 135 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Lamine River on MO 135
Open to traffic
Built 1959

Lamine River MO 41 Bridge
Through truss bridge over Lamine River on MO 41
Open to traffic
Built 1933, replacing an earlier bridge

Lamine River Old US 40 Bridge
Through truss bridge over Lamine River on Route M (Old US 40) just north of I-70
Open to traffic
Built 1924

Lamine River Old US 50 Bridge
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Lamine River on Route A (Old US 50) east of Otterville
Open to traffic
Built 1930

Mile Corner Road Bridge
Abandoned through truss bridge over Petite Saline Creek on Mile Corner Road
Replaced by new bridge, but allowed to remain standing
Replaced by new bridge in 1989

Mount Moriah Road Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Lamine River on Mount Moriah Road near Clifton City
Replaced by a modern concrete bridge
Built 1913; replaced 2003-04

Mystery Bedstead Bridge
Relocated bedstead pony truss bridge visible from Highway M, just west of Harriman Hill Access
Abandoned in a field

Old US 50 Viaduct
Tee beam bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Old US 50, just north of current US 50
Open to traffic
Built 1924

Osage Valley Road Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Petite Saline Creek on Osage Valley Road
Open to traffic
Built 1913; rehabilitated 1993

Otterville Railroad Bridge
Two-span pony plate girder railroad bridge over Lamine River, parallel with Route A
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1938

Roberts Bluff Bridge
Lost through truss over Lamine River on Buffalo Prairie Drive south of Blackwater
Replaced by a new bridge in 1988
Built 1904 by A.M. Blodgett of Kansas City

Rocheport I-70 Bridge
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Missouri River and Katy trail on I-70 west of Columbia and south of Rocheport
Open to four lanes of traffic
Built 1960; rehabilitated 1993

Second Bellair Road Bridge
Bridge over Petite Saline Creek on Bellair Road
Open to traffic
Built 2001

Second Boonville Railroad Bridge
Lost through truss swing bridge over the Missouri River on the MKT Railroad at Boonville
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1894-96, replacing the first Boonville bridge, but reusing the substructure. Replaced by the third and current Boonville bridge in 1932 on a slightly different

Shackelford Bridge
Through truss bridge over Lamine River on Shackelford Bridge Road
Open to traffic
Built 1913

Union Lane Bridge
Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Union Lane
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1930

Wildlife Road Bridge
Through truss bridge over Lamine River on Wildlife Road near Lamine River Conservation Area
Open to one-lane traffic
Built ca. 1910