Bridgehunter.com | Byrd Creek MO 72 Bridge

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Photo taken by James Baughn

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Byrd Creek on MO 72 northwest of the junction with MO 34
Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Status: No longer exists
History: Built 1923; replaced Fall 2009
Builder: - Muskogee Contracting Co. (Contractor)
Design: Riveted, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 104.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.40242, -89.74381 (decimal degrees)
37°24'09" N, 89°44'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/257134/4143049 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: Survey #248 (T. 31 N., R. 12 E.)
USGS topographic map: Jackson
Inventory numbers: MoDOT G-514R (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 4666 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21089 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 37.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 5,060