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Photos taken by Ruth Reynolds

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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in August 2008

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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in August 2008

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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River on Route B
Location: Bates County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1934
Design: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 110.8 ft.
Total length: 264.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.09879, -94.27818 (decimal degrees)
38°05'56" N, 94°16'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/387928/4217547 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 38 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 1
USGS topographic map: Rich Hill
Inventory numbers: MoDOT T-280 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 9065 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 20831 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 6.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 1,018