Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Flat Creek MO 39 Bridge

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View from southwest

Photos taken May 2005 by David Backlin

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South portal

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North portal

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North approach

Overview: Through truss bridge over Flat Creek on MO 39
Location: Barry County, Missouri
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
History: Built 1938
Design: Riveted, 9-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 170.6 ft.
Total length: 245.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.73307, -93.67035 (decimal degrees)
36°43'59" N, 93°40'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 23 N., R. 25 W., Sec. 6
Inventory numbers: MoDOT K-770 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 5937 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 20807 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2004): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 44.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 2,434