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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in June 2008

Overview: Pony truss bridge over a branch of Morman Fork on 17002 Road (CR 81/West Boone Road)
Location: Bates County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1909-11 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.
Builder: - Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Design: Pin-connected, 3-panel, half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 64.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.47000, -94.51000 (decimal degrees)
38°28'12" N, 94°30'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/368273/4259044 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 42 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 1
USGS topographic map: Drexel
Inventory numbers: MO 007-081000.8 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
MONBI 14986 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 20835 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 25.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 20