Van Buren Bridge, Spanning Current River at US Route 60, Van Buren, Carter County, MO
Summary
Significance: The Van Buren Bridge is a multiple-span structure consisting of a six-panel Pratt through truss, a ten-panel Parker through truss, and ten Warren pony truss approach spans. It is one of Missouri's longest trussed crossings and is significant as an outstanding example of steel truss construction from the formative years of the Missouri State Highway Department.
Survey number: HAER MO-90
Building/structure dates: 1924-1926 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1996 Demolished
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vehicular bridges
van buren
buren
bridge
van buren bridge
current
current river
carter
carter county
missouri
pratt trusses
through trusses
transportation
reinforced concrete construction
concrete piers
warren trusses
pony trusses
bents
steel truss bridges
david c austin
howard a fitch
maurice e gillioz
joseph h gordon
j m grizzle
historic american engineering record
kansas city structural steel company
j g lester
missouri highway and transportation department
missouri lumber and mining company
missouri state highway department
steven mitchell
reynolds manufacturing company
shaun schmitz
olaf c smith
leif sverdrup
j r wygle
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ultra high resolution
high resolution
manufacturing plants
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Gillioz, Maurice E
Kansas City Structural Steel Company
Missouri State Highway Department
Missouri Highway & Transportation Department
Schmitz, Shaun, photographer
Austin, David C, historian
Location
Van Buren
,
36.99561, -91.01457
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html