Old Appleton Bridge
- On the Register
- since Aug 25, 2009
- Significant for
- Engineering, Transportation
- Importance
- Local
- Type
- Structure
- Where
- Main St. over Apple Creek, Old Appleton, MO
About
Old Appleton Bridge is a historic Pratt Truss Iron Bridge located at Old Appleton, Cape Girardeau County and Perry County, Missouri. It was built in 1879, and consists of a wrought iron, pin-connected, Pratt through truss main span, with two pin-connected, three panel Pratt pony-truss approach spans. It rests on limestone block masonry piers. The total length of the bridge is 161 feet (49 m).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
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Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63818525 · Wikidata.