Schneider's Ford Bridge, Spanning Moreau River on Bald Hill Road, Jefferson City, Cole County, MO

Significance: Preliminary review of the Missouri Bridge Inventory on file with DNR/HPP, Schneider's Ford Bridge is one of few or the only one of its type in Missouri. It is an unusual form of Pratt high through truss, exhibiting inclined top chords which produces a single oblique angle at the midpoint. Technically in the Parker variation range, it appears to be a compromise between Pratt and usual Pratt variation forms.
Survey number: HAER MO-42
Building/structure dates: 1898 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1979 Subsequent Work