Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Castor River MO 72 Bridge

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Overview: Lost three-span through truss bridge over Castor River and single pony truss over Cape Creek on MO 72 between Fredericktown and Patton
Location: Madison County, Missouri
Status: Two spans removed in Summer 2007
History: Built 1923; rehabilitated 1933
Design: Castor River spans: Three 5-panel Pratt through trusses
Cape Creek span: One 7-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 307.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.52850, -90.16957 (decimal degrees)
37°31'43" N, 90°10'10" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/750113/4157268 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 33 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 28
USGS topographic map: Higdon
Inventory number: BH 21964 (Bridgehunter.com ID)