Bridge Location
County: Monroe
Road: County Road 859
Feature Crossed: Long Branch Creek
Other Location Information: From Paris, Missouri approximately 7 miles South on Highway 15, then West 2 miles on Missouri Highway M; then South on County Road 859 approximately 1.5 miles to the intersection of County Road 859 and Long Branch Creek
Structure Number or County Bridge Number: Bridge No. 0710015
Bridge Information
Owner: Monroe County
Type: Pin-Connected Bedstead Pratt Pony Truss
Length: 61’-0”
Width: 12’-2”
Year Built: 1911
Builder: Unknown
Current Load Rating: 9 Tons
History of Modifications, Rehabilitations, etc.: Fair Original Condition
Contact
Name: Matthew Walker, P.E.
Organization: Hutchison Engineering, Inc.
Address: 8965 Highway 36, Suite 5, Hannibal, Missouri 63401
E-Mail: mwalker@hutchisoneng.com
Phone: (573) 240-9577
Narrative Description
The bridge is a steel, 4-panel, pin-connected Bedstead Pratt Pony Truss 61.0-foot long structure with steel truss legs. It has two steel I-beam approach spans for a total structure length of 90.9’. The structure currently utilizes a timber deck that is 12.2 feet wide.
According to the Missouri Bridge Inventory (Fraser 1996), the bridge was constructed in 1911. The bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C for engineering.
Monroe County is now accepting proposals for the relocation and reuse of the bridge or its components until Friday, April 18, 2025. A proposal checklist is available MoDOT’s Free Bridges website (http://www.modot.org/freebridges/). Preservation covenants may accompany the bridge.