Hargrove Pivot Bridge, also known as Old Hargrove Bridge is a historic

swing bridge A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that can be rotated horizontally around a vertical axis. It has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravit ...

located at Poplar Bluff,

Butler County, Missouri Butler County is a county located in the southeast Ozark Foothills Region in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 Census, the county's population was 42,130. The largest city and county seat is Poplar Bluff. The county was officially ...

. It crosses the Black River. It was built in 1917, and is long with a turning span of . This bridge has a modified Wichert truss as its center span and a modified Warren pony truss extending on each side of the center truss. The bridge has not been turned since 1942 due to the lack of river traffic in the area. It was added to the

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in 1985.

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Truss bridges in the United States Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Bridges completed in 1917 National Register of Historic Places in Butler County, Missouri 1917 establishments in Missouri Swing bridges in the United States Black River (Arkansas–Missouri) Poplar Bluff, Missouri Transportation in Butler County, Missouri {{ButlerCountyMO-NRHP-stub

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