Old Appleton US 61 Bridge
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Side view |
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Oblique view |
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Looking north |
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Looking south |
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Close-up of truss |
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Looking along truss |
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Pier from below |
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South abutment |
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Lower joint |
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Plaque Missouri Highway Dept. Bridge No. H-519 1931 |
Facts
- Overview
- Pony truss bridge over Apple Creek on US 61 at Old Appleton
- Status
- Open to two-lane traffic on a dangerous curve
- Future prospects
- Scheduled for replacement
- History
- Built 1931
- Design
- Riveted, 10-panel Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 90.6 ft.
Total length: 189.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.59692, -89.71466 (decimal degrees)
37°35'49" N, 89°42'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/260338/4164559 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 33 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 4
- USGS topographic map
- Oak Ridge
- Inventory numbers
- MoDOT H-519 (Missouri Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
MONBI 5018 (Missouri bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 21117 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 01/2008)
- Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 33.3 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
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