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East end

This photo was taken by Bettye Warner

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Deck view

This photo was taken Feb. 2002 by Jim Ridge

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West portal

These photos were taken Oct. 2002 by the webmaster

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Truss joint

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Facts

Overview: Lost three-span through truss bridge over Big River at Blackwell just beyond the end of Route CC
Status: Removed to make way for replacement bridge; east abutment remains
History: Built ca. 1910; replaced ca. 2004
Design: From west to east:
One 6-panel Pratt through truss
One 8-panel Pratt through truss (taller than the other spans)
One 8-panel Pratt through truss
One steel stringer approach span
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 141.0 ft.
Total length: 414.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.04460, -90.62036 (decimal degrees)
38°02'41" N, 90°37'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/708813/4213436 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 38 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 5
USGS topographic map: Vineland
Inventory numbers: MO 050-376000.0 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 22814 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 22599 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

December 3, 2005: Posted additional photo from Bettye Warner

Sources

Jim Ridge - jridge [at] lightrainproductions [dot] com
Bettye Warner - bkwofc [at] i1 [dot] net

Comments

Blackwell Bridge

Posted August 2, 2006, by Gene Valle (mojavegene [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I am so sorry to see that the Blackwell Bridge is gone.

One of my favorite photos is of my late Father, James Valle

on the old bridge when he was a young and very fit lead miner.

Its memory and His, will live on thanks to everyone who has preserved these images.

Best Regards,Gene Valle

Blackwell Bridge

Posted June 30, 2006, by Marie Engledow Howland (wodelgne [at] aol [dot] com)

I lived in Jefferson county near Blackwell, untill

1951 when my parents moved to Utah. It is so sad to think

of the Blackwell bridge being gone. I have walked across

that bridge many many times. Sometimes I would ride my

mule to get groceries at Mr. Cole's store for my mom,

but no amount of coaxing would make my mule cross the

bridge. My husband and I thought of taking a trip back

this summer,but I don't suppose there is anyone living

there that I would know of after so many years.

Marie Engledow Howland

Stockton,California

Blackwell Bridge

Posted January 8, 2006, by Clayton Schlemeier (claytonvon [at] charter [dot] net)

I have heard stories that some of the steel for the bridge came from the 1904 World's Fair. Can anyone confirm??