US61 Hughes Creek Bridge

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Oblique view

Photo taken by James Baughn

BH Photo #104587

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Hughes Creek on US 61 south of Old Appleton
Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Status: Demolished May 2015
History: Built 1922; relocated slightly to new alignment in 1936; replaced 2015
Builders: - Koss Construction Co. of Des Moines, Iowa (contractor for 1936 reconstruction)
- Missouri Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri (fabrication)
Design: Riveted, skewed, 6-panel Warren pony truss with verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 61.3 ft.
Total length: 158.1 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Skew angle: 40 degrees
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.56004, -89.69465 (decimal degrees)
37°33'36" N, 89°41'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/261988/4160415 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Oak Ridge
Land survey: T. 33 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 10
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 1,276
Inventory numbers: MoDOT G-28R (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 4559 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21105 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2015): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 7.3 (out of 100)
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