MO-E over Cuivre River Bridge - near Gamma, MO
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 39° 04.926 W 091° 17.700
15S E 647472 N 4327270
Since the Bridge Hunter passed away, finding reliable information on a bridge is almost impossible.
Waymark Code: WM18T12
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2023
Views: 2
County of bridge: Montgomery County
Location of bridge: MO-E, half-way between Gamma & Olney
This Pony Truss bridge over the Cuivre River is lacking a bridge plate. So much information is not available. This bridge was built in 1952. The MoDoT structure umber is 7598. It is structurally deficient, and needs work. Best info link I could find is: Bridge Inspections
What exactly is a pony truss bridge?. You had heard the term before, but maybe never understood what it meant. In fact, it is quite simple. A pony truss is a truss bridge which allows traffic through the truss, but the top of the bridge is not joined together with cross braces.
Some say this is in Bellflower, MO; and some say Middleton, MO. Actually, these two towns are the only one close with a post office. Bellflower is about 9 miles SW of bridge; and Middletown is about 7 miles NW of the bridge. The ghost town of Gamma and the almost gone town of Olney are closer and almost equal in distance from this bridge.