Bridge Location
County: Cape Girardeau
Road: Route D
Feature Crossed: Byrd Creek
Other Location Information: approximately 6 miles NW of Junction of Routes 61 and 25 in Jackson
Bridge Number: P0734
Bridge Information
Owner: Mo. Highways & Transportation Commission
Type: Pony Truss
Length: 175' total length, 90' pony truss span
Width: 20' roadway width
Year Built: 1954
For further information contact:
Karen L. Daniels, Senior Historic Preservation Specialist
Missouri Department of Transportation
P. O. Box 270, Jefferson City, MO 65102
Karen.Daniels@modot.mo.gov
573-526-7346
Description & Significance:
Bridge P0734 is a 1954, 8-panel, Warren all verticals pony truss on Route D over Byrd Creek in Cape Girardeau County. The bridge has a 90’ long pony truss span and is 175’ long overall and a 20’ wide roadway. Two wide flange girder approach spans on the north end (27’ and 28’ in length) and one on the south end (27’). The bridge has concrete abutments, concrete pile bents, and concrete piers with web walls. The bridge has a 27-degree skew. The bridge has a two-tier channel railing.
The plans for Bridge P0734 indicate to reuse Truss G865, from Scott County, Route 61. Project history maps indicate that this bridge was likely constructed in 1924 or 1925 and was likely removed in 1952. The reuse of bridges from major highways on the supplementary highway system was fairly common.
Bridge P0734 is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as a rare surviving example of the Warren all verticals pony truss type and for its association with the development of the supplementary highway system and the reuse of bridges that part of the development.
MoDOT’s Historic Preservation Section is now accepting proposals for the relocation and reuse of the bridge or its components until December 31, 2021. A proposal checklist is available MoDOT’s Free Bridges website (http://www.modot.org/freebridges/). Preservation covenants may accompany the bridge.