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Overview: Lost wrought iron pony truss bridge over Mormon Fork on 3001 Road
Location: Bates County, Missouri
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1884 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1997
Builder: - Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. of Leavenworth, Kansas
Design: Wrought iron, pin-connected, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 53.2 ft.
Total length: 78.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.41667, -94.40000 (decimal degrees)
38°25'00" N, 94°24'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/377779/4252974 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 42 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 30
USGS topographic map: Main City
Inventory numbers: MO 007-032001.3 (Missouri off-system bridge number)
BH 42679 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/1991): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1989): 20