Marble Creek Bridge - 1910 - Ilasco, MO
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 39° 40.266 W 091° 18.571
15S E 644992 N 4392619
There is a Methodist church on this property and it is active, the tavern (bar) recently closed, and the jail has been un-used for years, the bridge must be used to get to these places.
Waymark Code: WM1842C
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2023
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County of site: Ralls County
Location of site: MO-79, S. of Hannibal
Listed on NRHP: 2016
Built: 1910
Contractor: Stupp Brothers Bridge and Iron Company
Marble Creek Bridge | Constructed 1910 | Stupp Bros. Bridge Co. | Contributing Structure
"The contributing bridge in the Ilasco Historic District facilitates the extension of Ilasco Trail as it
crosses over Marble Creek southeast of Highway 79. The Missouri Department of Transportation
has catalogued and identified the bridge as Structure No. 279000.1 and as “Al’s Tavern Bridge.”
The name “Marble Creek Bridge” will be used in this nomination. Positioned north-south, Marble
Creek Bridge is a steel, four-panel, pin-connected Pratt pony truss bridge with one lane of travel
(photo 4). The upper chords are flat and horizontal, and the end posts are inclined. It is
approximately sixty feet long and fourteen feet wide.9 The bridge was built over Marble Creek at its
current location in 1910 by the Stupp Brothers Bridge and Iron Company. It still functions in its
original capacity and is open to automobile traffic.
"The deck is comprised of timbers laid perpendicular to the bridge trusses (photo 2). Two separate
strips of timbers are laid on top of the deck far enough apart to accommodate vehicle tires. The
deck is supported by steel stringers. The steel members of the pony truss are painted a burnt red
color. Historically, there was a builder’s plaque riveted to one of the bridge beams, but it was stolen
in 1999.10 Ron Cook of the Ralls County Road Maintenance Department gave the Ilasco Area
Historical Preservation Society a historic plaque from another Ralls County bridge that was
constructed the same year (1910) and by the same company (Stupp Bros.) as the Marble Creek
Bridge. This historic cast iron plaque (located outside of the district boundary) has been mounted
to a concrete stone and placed near the northwest corner of the bridge as a memorial. ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"The plaque reads:
1910
Built By
Stupp Bro’s
Bridge & Iron Co.
St Louis Mo.
H.J. Priest Presiding Judge
J.H. Holloway Associate
M.T. Gill Judges
R.A. Briscoe County Clerk
A.V. Ely Highway Eng’r