Photos taken 11-24-2007
The bike is probably stolen.
awesome design of a bridge. absolutely love it.
Photos taken 11-24-2007
Photos taken 11-24-2007
This is the Douthit's Ferry Bridge built in 1920. It was closed in 1985.
We stopped by to see this beautiful bridge on our way home (Indiana) from Las Vegas, via route 66. A wonderfully built structure and worth seeing, but very remote and needs to have security due to the numerous vehicle break-ins and vandalism there. Was a little scary for my sister, 80 year old mother and brother to be there and not another sole or any protection around. We had just read about the 1991 murders before we arrived and since we were there 3 days after the 17th anniversary of these poor young women losing their lives, it was needless to say a bit sad. Would love to see Illinois and Missouri work together to preserve this bridge AND provide security, even if a small fee was required to walk across it. A memorial plaque should also be put into place for these 2 women, one of which has never been found.
Pictures taken 3-17-2008
This was listed on the NRHP in 1988:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poquessing_Creek
(I started this wikiarticle and the one on the much older Frankford Creek Bridge over Pennypack Creek.)
Went through it today. 04-06-08
Went to visit this bridge on 4/6/08. It's gone.
I was saddened to hear the bridge was finally torn down. It makes me even more glad that my wife, kids, little sister and I paid it a visit back in February, though. I wanted to to check it out before the inevitable happened.
Those old swingin' bridges were very important socially and economically to the Missouri Ozarks. It's too bad the county couldn't see to it the 'ol girl was saved for posterity's sake.
These bridges weren't designed by high powered, high falutin' MODOT engineers. They were built by a legend among bridge builders. Joe Dice.
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A Pratt Through Truss Bridge Spans the Little Brazos River, West of the city of Calvert, Burleson County, Texas. Located on Douglas McCary Rd, or Wildcat Bridge Rd. It is open and still in use today.
A Pratt Through Truss Bridge Spans the Little Brazos River, West of the city of Calvert, Burleson County, Texas. Located on Douglas McCary Rd, or Wildcat Bridge Rd. It is open and still in use today.
This bridge has been closed until further notice.
My youngest brother lives near there and tells me that the county has closed the bridge permanently.
It looks like the swing span will never open again. As the new bridge is in the way and the swing span would hit it.
From the looks of the swinging turntable, it looks like has not been opened for years, maybe even decades.
According to the Google Maps, this bridge is still open to traffic.
As it shows the road to still exist.
Photos taken 3-30-2008
I think 1984
There is a different manufacture plate on the west end of the brdge. Its for the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canto Ohio. Heres the link to my picture of it on Flickr.
We used cross this bridge a couple of times a year traveling from Dyersburg, TN to Peoria, IL to visit family in the 70's. I always hated crossing this bridge because it was narrow, high, and had a curve at the end...as a kid I thought something must be wrong if they had to put a curve in the bridge. On the other hand, there was a little diner in Cairo where where my dad would stop and get me a grilled cheese and a piece of coconut pie!
i was born and raised in helena my great uncle frank and my dad help paint the bridge and it was the first bridge on the mississippi that i ever drove across man theres so many memorys here
i was born and raised in helena my great uncle frank and my dad help paint the bridge and it was the first bridge on the mississippi that i ever drove across man theres so many memorys here
this was the bridge used in the movie the straight story about the man on a riding lawnmower
Please get your facts correct. After reading the information you posted on the Shasta River Bridges and Highways that is so far from the truth, I have no desire to read further. Fairy Tales.
I was born in Rock Rapids, Iowa. I was cross truss bridge over Rock River. It was lost bridge. i was sad for rest of my life. I will not return in town again. i know five truss bridges were lost. i am happy two left railroad bridge with out rail in town. thank you for show pictures.
I was old camelback truss bridge on Sixth Street. it was open about 1915. It was lost bridge after 1975. Thank you for show picture.
I see old railroad truss bridge on ground. I know it was removed. it is new rosd bridge. Thank you for show picture.
I went old truss bridge over Big Sioux River long time. it was open about 1890. i heard newspaper about truck crash on bridge december 1970. Police took driver in costody and book in jail and charge of drive under intoxcation. It was reopen in early spring 1971. It was not safe and lost truss bridge since 1973.
I went old truss bridge over Big Sioux River long time. it was open about 1890. i heard newspaper about truck crash on bridge december 1970. Police took driver in costody and book in jail and charge of drive under intoxcation. It was reopen in early spring 1971. It was not safe and lost truss bridge since 1973.
Some Photo show it with a barge and tow boat passing.
Show swing span on Atchison RailRoad Bridge open or moving.
How much of the tunnel is underwater and how much is underland.
Thank you
i love that this site gives you just the rite amount of info. it is a major life savor when i had to wright a essay about a famouse bridge in ohio. the simple layout of the page is a wonderfull thing as well. just figured that i would give the site its props. lol whoop whoop.
It's strange to hear about the bridge that is so usual to we who live in the area. I've travelled over the St.F bridge so many times. I never had any type of odd or paranormal expieriences while doing so. I wish I would have.The only time I had any thing happen was when a tree had fallen across it and we had to drive off it in reverse from the middle. Not too much fun for someone afraid of water and bridges!!!
I never knew the bridge even had gears and rotated at one time. I am curious and will definately delve into the amazing history of St. F bridge.
Man this bridge is da bomb
This bridge was replaced with a modern concrete structure and was imploded either in 2004 or 2005....
I don't know if or when this bridge was closed again within the last year after driving across in March(2007). All I know is that for awhile the Adams Mill Bridge looked way beyond repair until 1999 when it was restored extensively. Then a few years ago an oversized truck tore off the portal which had to be rebuilt. I just don't know if it was closed again or why.
Do know when it was replaced?
This bridge no longer exists,
it has been replaced with a new bridge.
I have posted Boonville Bridge demolition photos which my family has. Boonslick Bridge replace this bridge.
I have both a postcard and a photograph of the Boonville Bridge, the photo was taken June 13, 1931 and the postcard purchased at the same time. I can see the building to the right of the approach on the postcard in the modern pics posted here. The smokestack in the photo is apparently from the factory visable in the current pics as well.
I am looking for info on historic Boonville pertaining to this bridge, such as what auto service station would have been located in walking distance of the photograph, the nearby Boonville National Bank, and a store that would have sold peanuts / peanut oil near this location. Anyone with info please contact me.
The optics in my camera are tinting bright whites. There's no predicting, either, some are quite pink and some are okay. The camera experts can't seem to tell me why that's happening, either.
Annoying, isn't it?
JR, dude, why are all your pictures pink ?
James, thanks so much for doing the work of converting those files into things that people like me can use! Much appreciated!
No, the new bridge will be a cable-stayed bridge.
with six lanes of traffic.
The current MAY be used as a bike trail, but with the new light-rail KC wants to build, it may be used for that.
but, for light-rail, the A.S.B. Bridge is being looked for that.
Or, the Heart of America bridge.
But, with new info in, it looks like the Paseo Bridge might be torn down at the end of 2011.
But I hope they can find another use for it..............
I AGREE! MORE PICS PLEASE!! I will also be sending more as I can get them!!
Just curious as the height above the river the peace bridge deck is actually.
REPLACED WITH NEW BRIDGE
This bridge is known as the Vida Shaw bridge. It has a steel truss superstructure with timber pile substrucure. It is on a low volume rural road. Temporarily closed in 2007 due to condition of the substructure at abutments.
How did this bridge ever get its name?
Info on the history of the Old Barn Resort can be found here:
I LOVE these kind of bridges!! And stone arch too! If anyone has any S bridge photos I would love to see them here or feel free to email them to me if you don't mind sharing. S bridges are a rare find and my state don't have any :(. THANKS GUYS!
I totally agree!! I saw the prints of the NEW 35w.BOOOORING!(YAWN). I think bridges can be attractive AND safe!! ugly concrete eyesores don't appeal to us bridge freaks!!
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yeah right! MN DOT seems to cover up alot of info that I have been finding very carefully. We have a pratt truss bridge that is now being "secretly" investigated because of gussette plates!! I think they better check those seams while they are at it!!I called MN DOT a few times on our bridge and basicly get that if it colapses it doesn't pose a major threat!! This is a 400 ft span!! With the amount of flexing and bending with this bridge they should either reinforce it or tear it down!! I have posted it on this site under kettle river bridge 5718.It is located in sandstone MN,near Robinson park,over the kettle river.Despite it's shortcomings it is a rather impressive bridge!
As is probably well known, the Rulo highway bridge was featured near the end of the 1970's movie Paper Moon. It was portrayed as a bridge connecting Kansas to Missouri near St. Joseph (Ryan and Tatum O'Neal needed to escape from Kansas to Missouri due to legal entanglements). Of course, Rulo is nowhere near St. Joseph, and the bridge actually connects the far southeastern corner of Nebraska to Missouri. Interesting Rulo fact: The unnamed, unmarked paved road that heads south out of town connects directly into Kansas Route 7 ("K-7") upon entering Kansas, which is a road that roughly runs along the Missouri River initially, down to the Kansas City area, and then through a convoluted route ultimately runs all the way to the southern border of Kansas west of Joplin.
My buddy John and Myself have continued to research and photograph Oklahoma bridges by county.
This last Saturday we worked in Okfuskee county mostly.
In this county we found a very "odd" bridge that at first glance appears to be a bedstead, but upon closer examination I'm not so sure. I have attached a couple of b/w digital shots that John shot, because my film is not all processed yet.
ThE NBI has the following data for this bridge:
Place Name: Okfuskee (County), Oklahoma
NBI Structure Number: 001810000000000
N3900
Facility Carried: N3900
Feature Intersected: STIDHAM CREEK
Location: .7N 2.W HWY 84
Year Built: 1910
Owned and maintained by: County Highway Agency
Functional Classification: Rural Local
Service On Bridge: Highway
Service Under Bridge: Waterway
Lanes On Structure: 1
Structure Length: 17.1 m
Bridge Roadway Width: 4.6 m
Operating Rating: 4.5 Metric Tons
Number of Spans in Main Unit: 1 Span
Material Design: Steel
Design Construction: Truss - Thru
Number of Approach Spans: 1
Approach Material Design: Wood or Timber
Approach Design Construction: Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder
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The Spans of Time has very conflicting in some points (to above) info for this bridge:
Structure Number 54N3900E1180003
Year 1910
Bridge Type: 6 (Double Intersection Warren Pony Truss)
Number of Spans 2
Total Length 56 ft.
Span Length-longest span 45 ft.
Connections Rivets
Bridge Builder Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron
CC (width curb to curb) 15
Eligible for National Register Yes
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I have never seen anything quite like this bridge, and it is hard to tell whether it is a stringer with robust guard rails or a very lightweight Bedstead, but it certainly is NOT (to my view) a Double Intersection Warren Pony Truss.
It has a reinforcing steel beam under the lower "chord" on one side only.
It appears to have characteristics that put it as a very early bridge.
I am just scratching my head. I hope you can shed some light on this bridge in Okfuskee county. I should add that this is the only "thru truss" type bridge listed on county road N3900 anywhere, so we didn't just find the wrong location. Anyway we have portable laptop with GPS. Since both the NBI and the Spans of Time list the same year for this bridge, this is also a telling point as to whether it has ever been replaced. It would seem not.
They've been working on this thing forever. When you're southbound, they have you crammed ALL the way up to the guard rail with a width restriction of 12'6" and if you're a bridge-phobe, it's scary. Northbound you "cross over" into the southbound lane, the lane is much wider, and it's a "center" lane so it's not as scary. I cross it every few weeks and I wish they would just FINISH the work already!
This Page really didn't help me at all, but some of the pictures were pretty cool. It was fun for observing, you just need a couple more fun facts about the bridge. I am doing a project for structural engineering about the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, and not only are you a website that needs more, but others are worse. I am not putting you down I think it is fabulous that you worked hard to get this website, but just a few more updates is all that I would ask for. THANKS any way
~Kina
Needs Categories MO 5 and MO 87 and needs recently posted pictures which are from 1995 integrated into the site. Boonslick bridge needs to be added to the site.
Photos taken 3-17-2008
Here are two other nice things about this project.
All engineering will go out of state, and most of the drafting overseas. To India for discount drafting. Not bad for 100-200 million of MO tax dollars. Yet their are many firms in MO that could do all or part of the design in the state.
Also the price is about double what they planned, it is way off of what people thought it would be.
cool man
Jack, I changed the status of the bridge, based on your report. Thanks!
Addition Photo 10 Missing South truss span
Addition Photo 11 One of the end views of South Truss Span
Addition Photo 12 Close up Side view of a truss Span
Addition Photo 13 better Close up side view of a truss Span
All photo shot in 1995
Add category US 63 to Jefferson City Bridge.
Add Category to Rulo, Nebraska to Rulo Bridge
Here is an exceptional image of the bridge appearing on an undated 1 cent postcard. Thanks to Shawn Kell of Koeltztown for bringing it to my attention.
Went back over it yesterday, took pictures from the other side
Addition Photo 5 implosion South truss span
Addition Photo 6 missing North Truss span
Addition Photo 7 old approach missing and south portal visible
Addition Photo 8 close up old south portal from new bridge
Addition Photo 9 south approaches connecting bridges to Boonville
Photo this goes with were uploaded on March 23 2008.
Addition Photo 1 side view
Addition Photo 2 Truss arch
Addition Photo 3 North Portal at angle to new road
Addition Photo 4 South Portal approach missing traffic on Boonslick Bridge
On March 19 2008 The Sylamore Creek overflowed it's banks during one of the most Dazastrous Floods To hit Arkansas.
Currently the bridge is under water and its looks hopeful that it will survive the flood but the rivers and creeks have now swelled with flood waters that carry big chunks and houses down the wild waters .
Note' The White River Not too far From this creek is So powerful that there have ben reports that 5-6 houses and boat docks have hit the Calico rock Bridge .
I Have Seen one Large Bot Dock And 1 House hit that bridge and the force was Amazing This is A Example of the force of the Flood water's here in Arkansas on March 2008
March 24, 2008: the bridge is closed to traffic. Looks like it has been for a while.
Yes, there is a photo.
I did not take it, but because it is copyrighted, I can't download it to put it on here.
But here is the link to a picture of it with the span repaired.
If the in the photo on one of the links, it shows a picture of the gusset plates bending. If the MN-DOT knew about this, that bridge sould have been closed years ago, and repaired, or replaced.
Alot of lives could have been saved...............
These Pictures date from 1995 look hard to find old bridge in some cases.
Yes, the pictures on here are copyrighted.
However, I do belive the webmaster has some for sale at lulu.com, I think.
This bridge was replaced around 2004. This stretch of roadway across the bridge is referred to as "DeHart Road" by natives who live in the area between the bridge and Stockwell/Crane Station/Concord.
The Burnett Creek/Indiana 43 Bridge was removed in February of 2008. It will have a new bridge built by the end of the year. Traffic is currently running on a newer bridge next to the old bridge site.
Just to the east of the concrete arch bridge at the intersection of Springboro Road and Indiana Highway 18 was an old one-lane bridge. It crossed the river just a few hundred feet to the north of the current bridge, which was built somewhere in the early 1980s out of concrete and steel. The west end of the bridge was connected to a highway that crossed right in front of the Springboro General Store. The east end, toward Delphi, went up a slight hill, and this portion of the roadway still exists and is labeled as "Rodgers Lane."
Does anybody have any pictures or information about the old iron bridge that was replaced in the early 1980s? I loved crossing this bridge as a young child.
Yes, the old two-lane bridge just south of the Tioga bridge was replaced just after the turn of the current century. Its replacement was built while the old metal bridge was still standing, and was completed after the metal bridge was demolished. The new bridge was named after William "Bill" Luse, who was involved in creating and operating "The Madam Carroll," a boat that docked nearby.
Somebody told me that there was also a one-lane through truss bridge over the Wabash on Bicycle Road that was three or four spans. They said it was removed like in the late 70s or early 80s. Its such a shame that both Bicycle bridges are gone!
I don't know what type of bridge was here myself. Does anybody have any info on what type of bridge the old one was. Was it a steel truss, concrete arch or any other? It would be interesting to find out because I've only been over the new bridge.
Does anyone have any pictures of the bridge set back on the pier?
Proper name Wabash Bridge built for the Wabash Railroad should be filed as Wabash Bridge for Railroad at Hannibal Missouri.
The span the collapsed has been reset, and lifted back on the pier, and is reopen to all traffic.
Sorry. Please disregard previous post. I was referring to another bridge just down the road. Your description of the bridge is accurate. The road is Methodist Church Road.
The bridge that is referred to as Methodic Church Bridge is actually a bridge on Old State Road at the intersection of Old State Road and Methodist Church Road. It does span the St. John's Creek in Franklin County.
To answer Kyle, yes and no.
The bridge's old auto deck is being considered for light-rail use, because of its design, the way the lower level can be lifted without stopping traffic on top.
However, light-rail still is very heavy, and with the BNSF railway running heavy-rail below, it may not hold that much.
However, there is a another bridge that is being considered that is not listed on this site, The Second Hannibal Bridge, it is about 400 feet upstream of the A.S.B., and it as well has an abandoned auto deck, but it is a swing bridge, and Kansas City, Missouri thinks that could be a problem, due that both the rail and auto decks would be stopped for river traffic when the span is open, but the A.S.B. would not, as of its lift design.
Another, is the Heart of America bridge, the A.S.B.'s replacement, it is a girder bridge, and it too is not strong enough for light-rail, as it is for automobiles only.
So, the subject is very well open, and the Armour-Swift-Burlington bridge may have the upper deck used again, but, like I said, the heavyness is the problem.
We will all have to wait.
Yup, thats the Fairfax and Platte Purchase bridges.
Glad you got some shots as this site did not have any.
As a newly married couple in oct. 1975, we were traveling from lackland air force base in antonio, texas north,
thru arkansas and missouri on our way to rantoul, illinois. my airman husband was going to attend school for a few
months at chanute air force base in rantoul. we heard that a few years later that base was eventually closed along
with several others, due to government cutbacks. well anyway our trip was going along rather nicely and
practically without incident. neither one of us had ever been north of texas or louisiana. we were young (17 and
19), had never been away from our families for any length of time. so we took off in our old 1969 chevy impala my
parents had given us as a wedding gift and set out on our first real adventure in our new married lives together. I
remember thinking how excited and full of enthusiam we were. we were just about thru missouri when suddenly we came
upon this long and narrow and dangerous looking bridge that if i remember right, crossed the mississippi and ohio
rivers. i looked at my new husband and said "do we really have to cross this thing? there can't be enough room for
two vehicles at the same time on it! isn't there another way we can take." looking again at our map, it confirmed
our worse fears. this was it, the only way to go. it looked like a new interstate highway was just under
construction and not fully completed to where we were heading. I learned some years later that that interstate
highway was eventually completed and a new four lane bridge was built across the river. here we are getting onto
the bridge, (approaching from its south end on a big curve if i remember correctly) praying for no oncoming
traffic. i think i must have closed my eyes because i was too scared to look down or ahead and we were about half
way over the bridge when i heard my husband say "oh no!" an 18 wheeler was approaching us in the opposite lane and
there was nowhere to go but straight ahead. i prayed and cried some more.i swear we must have touched each other in
passing. and then we met up with a couple of cars further down the bridge. it was a total nightmare. and half way
up there i decided to look down. my goodness we seemed so high up and there was nothing but water all around us.
first of all i have a fear of heights as well as water. so i was totally miserable. well we did eventually make it
over to the other side and then when you think it can't get any worse, we were faced with the steep levees and with
no shoulders.i didn't want look down there either for fear of falling or something. needless to say it was a
blessing when we entered cairo and left the horrid bridge with its fast moving rivers behind us. it was just a
really bad experience. two months later we took that same bridge again heading back down south to louisiana for the
christmas holidays. the trip going home wasn't so bad. but heading back up north was a different story. it had
snowed and the bridge was iced. oh gosh that bridge was so slick and it seemed like we were moving in slow motion.
we were barely trudging along. i thought we'd never get to the other side. and then there was the slick narrow road
along the levee going into cairo. that was certainly another memorable trip! what i would like to know is which
bridge this was. could this be the cairo mississippi river bridge? i think i read on here that there are two
bridges in that area. like i said i believe this bridge crossed both the mississippi and ohio rivers. i can't
remember the name or the highway. and does this bridge still exist? surely its been replaced by now. after all that
was 33 years ago and it seemed practially obsolete and so dangerous back then. have any major traffic accidents or
fatalities ever occurred on it? and also does cairo still exist? i know it was just a little town and i remember
little about it except it looked rather historical looking. i thought i would always have loved to go back up that
way for old times sakes, but i sure would avoid that bridge at all cost. HA!
The State Highway 23 bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, MN was closed on Thursday night due to bends in some of the reinforcing plates in the truss.
This is the same type of bridge that collapsed on August 1st, 2007 that supported I-35W.
We love our old blue bridge. It is an adventure in faith every time you cross it. It's a standing joke that when the driver education people take students across, and only hit the side rails once, you've passed your drivers test. Twice, and you fail!
This bridge is under going a rehab project -- should be done by end of summer 2008