The Hermann Bridge was a

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over the Missouri River at

Hermann, Missouri Hermann is a city in and the county seat of Gasconade County, Missouri, United States. It has been the county seat since 1842. It is near the center of the Missouri Rhineland and south of the Missouri River. The population was 2,185 at the 2020 ...

, between

Gasconade County, Missouri Gasconade County is a county located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,794. The county seat has been Hermann since 1842. The county was named after the Gasconade River. The ...

, and

Montgomery County, Missouri Montgomery County is a County (United States), county in the east central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 11,322. Its county seat is Montgomery City, Missouri, Montgomery C ...

. The bridge formerly carried Route 19 traffic and was closed on July 23, 2007, when the Christopher S. Bond Bridge was opened to traffic. The bridge was built in 1930. Its main span was and it had a total length of and a deck width of . Its vertical clearance was . It carried one lane of automobile traffic in each direction. Immediately after closing of the bridge, demolition began on the portion of the southern end crossing the

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tracks to allow completion of the new Bond bridge. Demolition was completed in June 2008 with removal of the last pier.

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, downstream signs = Buildings and structures in Gasconade County, Missouri Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Missouri Bridges completed in 1930 Historic American Engineering Record in Missouri Road bridges in Missouri Cantilever bridges in the United States

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