Old Appleton Bridge is a historic Pratt Truss Iron Bridge located at Old Appleton,

Cape Girardeau County Cape Girardeau County is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri; its eastern border is formed by the Mississippi River. At the 2020 census, the population was 81,710. The county seat is Jackson, the first city in the US ...

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 Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

block masonry piers. The total length of the bridge is . It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 2009.

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Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Bridges completed in 1879 Buildings and structures in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Buildings and structures in Perry County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Wrought iron bridges in the United States Pratt truss bridges in the United States Road bridges in Missouri 1879 establishments in Missouri {{Missouri-bridge-struct-stub

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