2004: (Satellite)
The 1925 bridge was 1,942' (592m) long with a main span of 419' (127m). The deck was just 20' (6m) wide. [BridgeHunter]
Waverly, MO, is up on a river bluff, so the bridge descends down to the floodplain.
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| 1932 photo via BridgeHunter, Credit: Missouri State Archives Md Nurujjaman Sarkar posted The old Waverly Bridge spanning Hwy 24/65 across the Missouri River. The view is looking toward the river bottoms between Carrollton and Waverly. Not my picture so not sure when it was taken - I only saved it because I grew up in the river bottoms about a mile from that bridge. The bridge was built in the 1920’s I believe and was very narrow. Many people were extremely anxious about driving over it because it was so narrow, but it saw a lot of traffic in spite of its narrowness. It had at least one large chunk of pavement fall out of it from the amount of traffic it saw. Such was the case in 1967, when the river had flooded there and one of my brothers and I walked across the bridge. I remember getting to that big hole in the middle and was so freaked out! Maybe 12 years later, I road my 10-speed across that bridge. That was a bit scary too, but not as scary as walking up to the hole in it! |
And that floodplain does get wet.
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| Apr 24, 1952, photo via BridgeHunter, Credit: MDOT, Missouri State Archives |
MDOT squeezed every ounce of life out of the old bridge. I believe those holes in the steel caused by rust are called section loss.
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| Photo by Stan Baughn via BridgeHunter |
"Significance: The Waverly Bridge (Bridge No. G-54R) is a monumental, multispan structure with two Pennsylvania through-truss spans, three
Parker truss spans, one deck approach span, two plate girder
approach spans, and one steel stringer approach span. The total
length of the bridge is 1,945', and it has undergone only minor
alterations since its completion in 1925. The bridge was built as
part of a multi-structure program sponsored by the Missouri State
Highway Commission to span the Missouri River at several
locations. The Waverly Bridge ultimately had a tremendous long-term impact on the local and regional economy, eliminating a
natural barrier to commerce within west-central Missouri." [HAER_data]
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| HAER MO-112-7 7. Overall ground-level view to the northwest - Waverly Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at State Route 65, Waverly, Lafayette County, MO |
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| HAER MO-112-15 15. Overall view to the northwest |
2004 Bridge
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| Street View, Jul 2024 |
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| Street View, Jul 2024 |
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