Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36, Hannibal, Marion County, MO
Summary
Significance: The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is significant as one of the state's most monumental examples of cantilevered steel truss construction. Also, it has served as a pivotal link for regional transportation on a nationally important highway.
Survey number: HAER MO-77
Building/structure dates: 1934-1936 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1998 Demolished
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Public Works Administration
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Missouri Highway & Transporation Department
Wegman-French, Lysa, transmitter
Bushko, Steven, photographer
Austin, David C, historian
Prawl, Toni M, historian
Location
Hannibal (Mo.), 39.70838, -91.35848
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html