Historic Bridge — Theodosia Bridge Ozark County

Bridge Location

County:   Ozark

Road:   US-160

Feature Crossed:   Bull Shoals Lake

Other Location Information:   Approximately 1 mile east of Theodosia and 1.65 miles west of Isabella

Structure Number or County Bridge Number:   Bridge No. K0817

Bridge Information

Owner:   Missouri Department of Transportation

Type:    10-8 panel camelback through trusses, simple spans

Length:   1,816’ total length

Width:   22’ curb-to-curb’; 24’ 7” overall

Height:   22’

Year Built: 1951

Builder:   Maxwell Bridge Co. (contractor); Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. (fabricator)

Current Load Rating:   6 Axle trucks over 33 tons 15 MPH on bridge

History of Modifications, Rehabilitations, etc.:   Rehab and repair in 2016. Included superstructure repair, structural steel recoat, and addition of an ultrathin asphalt wearing surface.

Other Comments:   

Contact

For further information and proposal submittals, interested parties may contact: 

Name:  Historic Preservation Section

Organization:  MoDOT

Address:   P.O. Box 270, Jefferson City, MO 65102

E-Mail:  co_historic_preservation@modot.mo.gov 

Phone:  573-526-4778

Narrative Description

The Theodosia Bridge (K0817) is a 1951, riveted, ten-span bridge with a total length of 1,816 feet. The bridge is comprised of (from west to east) ten 181’ Camelback through truss spans. The bridge has concrete abutments, wingwalls and concrete column piers with web-walls. The deck is concrete with a bituminous surface. 

 

The Theodosia Bridge was constructed under project SC(80) 3-A. Due to the impoundment from the Bull Shoals Dam, the federal government reimbursed the state for the cost of the bridge due to its necessity. The contract for the project was awarded on August 27, 1951 to the Maxwell Bridge Company of Columbus, Kansas. Stupp Brothers Bridge and Iron Company fabricated the trusses and the Army Corps of Engineers provided the steel for the bridge.

 

The bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under criteria A and C for its significance in engineering for the multiple through truss configuration and for its association with the inundation of Bull Shoals Lake. 

 

MoDOT’s Historic Preservation Section is now accepting proposals for the relocation and reuse of the bridge until January 9, 2026. A proposal checklist is available MoDOT’s Free Bridges website (http://www.modot.org/freebridges/). Preservation covenants may accompany the bridge.