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Scene on June 27, 2004

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View from south

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View from north

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North abutment

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The pile

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Cut eyebars

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One of the lower pinned joints

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Portal bracing

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Single eyebar and turnbuckle

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Intact section of deck

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Tubular piers and filler material

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Replacement bridge

Photo taken by Brandon Kempf

Vicinity map

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Overview: Lost through truss bridge over North Moreau Creek on Nine Hills Road north of Lohman
Location: Cole County, Missouri
Status: Removed to make room for a replacement bridge in 2004
History: Built 1910-11 by the Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio. Rehabilitated 1990; replaced 2004.
Builder: - Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss with corrugated steel deck
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 154.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.57498, -92.36745 (decimal degrees)
38°34'30" N, 92°22'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 44 N., R. 13 W., Sec. 8
Inventory numbers: MONBI 13183 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21325 (Bridgehunter.com ID)