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Bacon Bridge

Moniteau County, Missouri

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Overview

These black-and-white photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge just before it was demolished [HAER photos taken Fall 1987 by Lloyd Grotjan]
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South portal

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North portal

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North end

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Underneath

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Pile of stringers

These color photos were taken Jan. 2005 and show the remaining vestiges of the bridge today.
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Old pier girder

This pile of stringers and girders located north of the new bridge was probably a part of the old bridge's northern approach.
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Stonework

A few layers of stone can be found in the brush along the south bank.
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New bridge

This photo of the replacement bridge was taken from the location of the old bridge.

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Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Moniteau Creek on Bacon Bridge Road
Location
Moniteau County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a concrete bridge
History
Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio. Damaged by flooding in September 1905 and rebuilt 1906 by the Interstate Bridge Co. of Kansas City. Replaced 1987.
Builders
- Interstate Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri (Rebuilt bridge)
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio (Original bridge)
Design
Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 206.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.71006, -92.45287   (decimal degrees)
38°42'36" N, 92°27'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 46 N., R. 14 W., Sec. 28
Inventory number
BH 22074 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (1,760)
7-panel truss (92)
Built 1885 (66)
Built during 1880s (491)
HAER documented (306)
Interstate Bridge Co. (2)
Lost (603)
Missouri (2,371)
Moniteau County, Missouri (22)
Pin-connected (441)
Pratt truss (1,454)
Replaced by new bridge (487)
Span length 100-125 feet (2,271)
Through truss (5,275)
Total length 175-250 feet (1,789)
Truss (15,829)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (69)

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