Suspension Bridges Crossing Little Niangua River
This is a list of the only bridge from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Little Niangua River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1933: Green's Mill
Camden County, Missouri, USA - Little Niangua River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 179 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1933 |
| Name: | Green's Mill |
| Also Known As: | Little Niangua, J Road |
| Location: | Camden County, Missouri, USA |
| Crossing: | Little Niangua River |
| Coordinates: | 38.065326 N 92.909309 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Howard Mullins, Scully Steel Co., American Steel & Wire Co., Clinton Bridge Works |
| References: | AAJ, SSS, USS |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles) |
| Status: | Bypassed, 2020 (last checked: 2023) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 68.6 meters (225 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 1 x 34.3 meters (112.5 feet), 1 x 34.3 meters (112.4 feet) |
| Deck width: | 20 feet |
| Characteristics: | Self-anchored |
Notes:
- Self-anchored.
- 2007, October: Closed for a few weeks for emergency repairs. According to an October 4, 2007 article in the Lake Sun Leader (Missouri): "a routine inspection revealed a problem in the substructure... too much movement was detected at a location underneath the north side of the bridge." Other sources mentioned a faulty "pin."
- 2018: Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) plans to replace the bridge and is seeking groups to take ownership of the bridge and possibly relocate it.
- 2020: A new bridge is completed, bypassing the suspension bridge.
- 2023, March: Ownership transferred from Missouri Department of Transportation to Green's Mill Historic Bridge, Inc. to preserve the since bypassed bridge.
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