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Saxton Road Bridge, Spanning Platte River, on Saxton-Easton Road, Easton, Buchanan County, MO

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Saxton Road Bridge, Spanning Platte River, on Saxton-Easton Road, Easton, Buchanan County, MO

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Summary

Significance: The main span of the Saxton Road Bridge is an example of a Parker truss (a Parker truss is a Pratt truss with a polygonal top chord). This type of bridge was used throughout the country from the mid-1800s to the early part of this century.
Survey number: HAER MO-61
Building/structure dates: 1925 Initial Construction

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1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Witham Construction Company
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