Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Photos taken by Craig Meador

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Plaque

American Bridge
Company
of New York
U.S.A. 1906

Map

Vicinity map

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Facts

Overview: Two-span through truss bridge over Black River on the Union Pacific Railroad, between Poplar Bluff and Hilliard
Location: Butler County, Missouri
Status: Still in use
History: Built 1906 by the American Bridge Co.
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Design: Warren through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.80742, -90.39421 (decimal degrees)
36°48'27" N, 90°23'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/732459/4076677 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Poplar Bluff
Inventory number: BH 20962 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Sources

Craig Meador - cmeador [at] semo [dot] net

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Mengo Bridge

Posted March 9, 2007, by S. Allen (spallen [at] fidnet [dot] com)

For those interested in Model Railroading, this appears to be the bridge that Atlas O used as the prototype for their (misindentified) O scale Pratt Truss bridge. Though that model comes in both single- and double-track configurations, the trusses and cross members match Mengo bridge exactly. I have a double-track version on my layout at home.