Old US 61 Viaduct

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Overview

Photo taken by James Baughn

BH Photo #254520

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over BNSF Railway on Old US 61
Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1928
Builders: - Linus Penzel (bridge contractor)
- Walter Lemaster (approaches)
Design: Concrete tee beam
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 52.5 ft.
Total length: 148.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.25889, -89.56472 (decimal degrees)
37°15'32" N, 89°33'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/272556/4126675 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Cape Girardeau
Land survey: T. 30 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 24
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 403
Inventory numbers: MONBI 5041 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
MoDOT H-574 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 55651 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2015): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 66.8 (out of 100)
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