Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Devils Elbow Railroad Bridge

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View from overlook

Old Old US 66 (Teardrop Road) features an overlook of this bridge just west of Devil's Elbow

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East span

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West span

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View from Temporal Road

Overview: Two-span through truss bridge over Big Piney River on the US Army Railroad near Devils Elbow
Location: Pulaski County, Missouri
Status: Open to railroad traffic
History: Built 1941 as part of a railroad spur to Fort Leonard Wood
Design: Pair of 6-panel, steel Baltimore through trusses, with wooden trestle approaches
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.84228, -92.06717 (decimal degrees)
37°50'32" N, 92°04'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/582076/4188725 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 36 N., R. 10 W., Sec. 18
USGS topographic map: Devils Elbow
Inventory number: BH 22369 (Bridgehunter.com ID)