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Mound Branch MO 52 Bridge

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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in February 2009

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Mound Branch on MO 52
Location
Bates County, Missouri
Status
Demolished April 2010 to make room for US 71/MO 52 Interchange
History
Built 1928; demolished April 2010
Design
Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 61.3 ft.
Total length: 147.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.22081, -94.34760   (decimal degrees)
38°13'15" N, 94°20'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/382037/4231173 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 39 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 5
USGS topographic map
Butler South
Inventory numbers
MoDOT H-120 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 4869 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 20836 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2008)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
1,398

Categories 

Bates County, Missouri (60)
Built 1928 (806)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Have street view (9,906)
Lost (10,373)
Lost 2010 (252)
Lost during 2010s (683)
Missouri (4,527)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Owned by state (9,810)
Pony truss (13,217)
Riveted (1,011)
Skewed (4,080)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Structurally deficient (16,683)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,137)
Truss (23,575)
Warren pony truss (1,987)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • May 11, 2012: New photos from Ruth Reynolds
  • April 14, 2010: Updated by David Backlin: Bridge demolished
  • February 28, 2010: Updated by David Backlin: Scheduled for replacement

Sources 

  • David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
  • Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com