Old US-40 & Lamine River Bridge - Cooper County, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 56.323 W 092° 56.773
15S E 504660 N 4309977
Now called MO State Hwy M over Lamine River...
Waymark Code: WM1222K
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2020
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County of bridge: Cooper County
Location of bridge: MO-M over Lamine River, about 3 miles E. of MO-K, Cooper County
Built: 1924
Contractor: Haller & Dais
Bridge Builders: Western Bridge Company
"Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
"This standard plan truss bridge is highly attractive in appearance, and it also retains good historic integrity. With a graceful main Parker truss span, this bridge features one Warren pony truss approach span on each end. The pony truss spans both compliment and contrast the main span, and aesthetically provide a genuine visual sense of "approach" to the main span. Bridges such as this are also historically significant as representative examples of a period in history. Bridges like this bridge are not longer built on today's roadways, from the overall truss configuration, right down to the rivets that fasten the bridge together. Bridges such as this must be preserved not only to preserve the record of the craftsmen who built the bridge, but also to preserve the legacy of a beautiful, complex bridge design from long ago." ~ Historic Bridges